The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Instrument under subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated     10th December 2012

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Name of Instrument

  This Instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Regional Commercial Radio — Specification of Periods for Subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2)) Instrument 2012.

2 Commencement

This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Definitions

  In this Instrument:

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

regional commercial radio broadcasting licence means a commercial radio broadcasting licence that has a regional licence area.

Note: The following term used in this Instrument is defined in the Act and has the same meaning as in that Act: regional licence area.

4 Periods under subsection 43C(1A) of the Act for specified licensees

The period under subsection 43C(1A) for the holder of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of  Schedule 1 is the period specified in column 3 of Schedule 1.

5 Periods under subsection 61CD(2) of the Act for specified licensees

The period under subsection 61CD(2) for the holder of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 is the period specified in column 3 of Schedule 2. 

6 Recurring periods

The periods specified in sections 4 and 5 of this Instrument are recurring periods.

Note  A recurring period is the period specified in column 3 of Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 and occurring at the same time every twelve months.  

Note

 All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

SCHEDULE 1

Periods under subsection 43C(1A) of the Act for licensees

SCHEDULE 2

Periods under subsection 61CD(2) of the Act for licensees