Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BROADCASTING AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1991 No. 183 of 1991 - SECT 25

25. (1) If, before the commencement of this section:

   (a)  the holder of a non-metropolitan commercial radio licence made a
        written application to the Minister to vary the technical conditions
        of the licence warrant in respect of that licence so as to authorise
        very high frequency transmission; and

   (b)  the Minister has not approved the variation under subsection 89D(6) of
        the Principal Act; then on and after that commencement, the amendments
        of the Principal Act made by this Act apply to that application as if
        it were an application made under subsection 89D(5A) of the Principal
        Act.

(2) If the Minister converted to FM a non-metropolitan AM commercial radio
licence under section 89D of the Principal Act before the commencement of this
section:

   (a)  the provisions in section 123A of the Principal Act as in force at the
        time of the conversion continue to have force in relation to that
        conversion after that commencement; and

   (b)  the amendments of the Principal Act made by sections 13, 16 and 17 of
        this Act do not apply in relation to that conversion.