Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 66 of 1985 - SECT 14

14. (1) After section 18 of the Principal Act the following section is
inserted: Area inquiries

"18A. (1) The Tribunal may, in relation to any area that the Tribunal
considers appropriate, hold an inquiry into-

   (a)  the adequacy and comprehensiveness of the broadcasting services
        provided by licensees to the community in that area, having regard to
        the nature of any broadcasting service provided in that area by the
        Corporation or the Service and to such other matters as the Tribunal
        considers relevant; and

   (b)  the extent to which the licensees providing those services encourage
        the broadcasting of programs wholly or substantially produced in
        Australia and use, and encourage the use of, Australian creative
        resources in and in connection with the provision of such programs.



"(2) Subject to this Division and to the regulations, the conduct of inquiries
held under this section is within the discretion of the Tribunal.".

(2) The Tribunal shall not hold inquiries under section 18A of the Principal
Act as amended by this Act before a date to be fixed by Proclamation for the
purposes of this sub-section.

(3) For the purposes of the application, before 1 January 1986, of section 18A
of the Principal Act as amended by this Act-

   (a)  references in that section to broadcasting shall be read as including
        references to television or televising, as the case requires; and

   (b)  references in that section to licensees shall be read as references to
        the holders of licences within the meaning of Part IIIB of the
        Principal Act as so amended.