Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 138

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person has been given a notice under section   137; and

  (b)   the notice relates to a breach of section   136A; and

  (c)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (d)   the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:   20,000 penalty units.

  (2)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person has been given a notice under section   137; and

  (b)   the notice relates to a breach of section   136B or 136C; and

  (c)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (d)   the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:   2,000 penalty units.

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person has been given a notice under section   137; and

  (b)   the notice relates to a breach of section   136D or 136E; and

  (c)   the person engages in conduct; and

  (d)   the person's conduct contravenes a requirement in the notice.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (4)   A person who contravenes subsection   (1), (2) or (3) commits a separate offence in respect of each day (including a day of a conviction for the offence or any later day) during which the contravention continues.

  (5)   In this section:

"engage in conduct" means:

  (a)   do an act; or

  (b)   omit to perform an act.