Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BROADCASTING AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1987 No. 184 of 1987 - SECT 6

6. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting from subsection (1) ", in relation to a particular
        inquiry,";
(b) by omitting from subsection (4) "for the purposes of a particular
inquiry";
(c) by omitting from subsection (4) "for the purposes of that inquiry";
(d) by omitting from subsection (4) " sections 13" and substituting "
subsection 11 (6) and sections 13, 15C"; and

   (e)  by omitting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection:

"(6) Where a person is acting as an associate member and the person:

   (a)  is a member of a Division constituted for the purposes of a particular
        inquiry; or

   (b)  is a member of 2 or more Divisions, each of which is constituted for
        the purposes of a particular inquiry;
the Governor-General may direct that the person shall continue so to act after
the circumstances giving rise to the acting appointment cease in relation to,
and for the duration of:

   (c)  the inquiry or inquiries specified by the Governor-General in the
        direction; or

   (d)  all of the inquiries other than the inquiry or inquiries specified by
        the Governor-General in the direction;
until the Governor-General directs otherwise.".