Prohibition of transactions that result in an unacceptable media diversity situation coming into existence—civil penalty
61AH Prohibition of transactions that result in an unacceptable media diversity situation coming into existence—civil penalty
This section applies if:
one or more transactions take place on or after the commencement day; and
the transactions have the result that:
an unacceptable media diversity situation comes into existence in relation to the licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence; or
if an unacceptable media diversity situation already exists in relation to the licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence—there is a reduction in the number of points in the licence area; and
the ACMA has not approved the transactions under section 61AJ.
A person must not be:
a party to the transactions; or
in a position to prevent the transactions taking place.
Subsection (2) is a civil penalty provision.
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