Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 66 of 1985 - SECT 46

46. Section 90 of the Principal Act is amended-
(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of "licence" and

"metropolitan commercial broadcasting station" and substituting the following
definitions:



" 'licence' means a commercial radio licence;
'metropolitan commercial radio licence' means a commercial radio licence
having a metropolitan service area;
'non-metropolitan commercial licence' means a commercial radio licence, or a
commercial television licence, having a service area other than a metropolitan
service area;
'non-metropolitan commercial radio licence' means a commercial radio licence
other than a metropolitan commercial radio licence;"; and

   (b)  by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:



"(1A) For the purposes of this Division-

   (a)  a licence whose service area is wholly within a particular State shall
        be taken to be in that State; and

   (b)  a licence whose service area includes parts of 2 or more States shall
        be taken to be in the State notified by the Minister by notice
        published in the
Gazette.".