6Direction —ACMA to consider whether to exercise its power to impose additional licence conditions

6 Direction –ACMA to consider whether to exercise its power to impose additional licence conditions

I direct ACMA under section 14 of the ACMA Act to consider whether to exercise its power in section 43(1) of the BSA to impose on a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence additional licence conditions that provide for minimum service standards for local news and information, local content plans and local presence requirements consistent with Subdivisions B and C of Division 5C of Part 5 and section 43B of the Act, where:

(a) the licensee of that licence has changed the program format of the service provided under the licence from one of broad general appeal to one of more limited appeal; and

(b) the change in format has resulted in a reduction in the number of regional commercial radio broadcasting services that are of broad appeal in the relevant licence area.