Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 30

  (1)   The ACMA may, by notice in writing, determine the licence area population of a licence area.

  (2)   The ACMA may, by notice in writing, determine a number that is to be the population of Australia for the purposes of this Act.

  (3)   In making a determination, the ACMA is to have regard to the most recently published census count prepared by the Australian Statistician.

  (4)   The ACMA is to make a new determination of the licence area population of a licence area if the licence area is changed.

  (5)   The ACMA is to specify, in a determination of the licence area population of a licence area:

  (a)   the percentage of the population of Australia constituted by that licence area population; and

  (b)   the percentage of that licence area population that is attributable to an overlap area.