Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:63
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 63
Character Range: 288315–290008

63  Requirement to notify changes in control

Notification by licensee—general
 (1) If a commercial television broadcasting licensee or a commercial radio broadcasting licensee becomes aware that:
 (a) a person who was not in a position to exercise control of the licence has become in a position to exercise control of the licence; or
 (b) a person who was in a position to control the licence has ceased to be in that position;
the licensee must, within 10 business days after becoming so aware, notify the ACMA in writing of that event.
 (2) The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Notification by publisher of newspaper
 (3) If the publisher of a newspaper that is associated with the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence or a commercial radio broadcasting licence becomes aware that:
 (a) a person who was not in a position to exercise control of the newspaper has become in a position to exercise control of the newspaper; or
 (b) a person who was in a position to control the newspaper has ceased to be in that position;
the publisher of the newspaper must, within 10 business days after becoming so aware, notify the ACMA in writing of that event.
 (4) The details are to be provided in a form approved in writing by the ACMA.

Offence
 (5) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1) or (3); and
 (b) the person omits to do an act; and
 (c) the omission breaches the requirement.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection:
 (a) if the breach relates to a commercial television broadcasting licence or a newspaper—500 penalty units; or
 (b) otherwise—50 penalty units.