What Australia Broadcasting Services Act 1992: Categories of Broadcasting Services, Planning of the Broadcasting Services Bands, Commercial Television and Radio Licences, Control Rules, and Community Broadcasting requires
The Australian Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Act No. 110 of 1992, is the principal Commonwealth statute governing the regulation of broadcasting services in Australia and is administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 1 contains the preliminary provisions including the objects of the Act and the regulatory policy framework. Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 2 sets the categories of broadcasting services including national, commercial, community, subscription, narrowcasting, and international broadcasting services. Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 3 governs the planning of the broadcasting services bands including frequency allocation planning, licence area designation, and capacity reservations for different broadcaster types. Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 4 governs commercial television broadcasting licences and Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 5 governs commercial radio broadcasting licences, including allocation systems, services authorised, licence conditions, and duration and renewal processes. Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 5 also covers the control of commercial broadcasting licences with ownership limits, directorship restrictions, media diversity rules, and cross-media disclosure requirements. Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 6 governs community broadcasting licences including allocation and condition frameworks. Schedule 5 covers online services and Schedule 7 covers content services. The Act establishes a regulatory framework balancing diverse and comprehensive broadcasting with efficient spectrum use and diverse ownership structures, with the ACMA administering enforcement and allocation responsibilities throughout the provisions. The Act is the controlling Commonwealth instrument for broadcasting regulation in Australia.
Pillar: Creative, Content & Media IP · Authority: Commonwealth of Australia - Office of Parliamentary Counsel · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04401/latest/text
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- Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 1 - preliminary provisions including objects and regulatory policy.
- Broadcasting Services Act 1992, Part 2 - categories of broadcasting services.
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