Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020 (151 of 2020)

Schedule 3   Licences etc.

Part 1   Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992

Radiocommunications Act 1992

78   After subsection 130(3)

Insert:

(3A) In deciding whether to renew the licence, the ACMA may have regard to the following matters:

(a) whether the applicant has an outstanding liability to pay an amount of:

(i) apparatus licence tax; or

(ii) spectrum licence tax; or

(iii) spectrum access charge; or

(iv) interim tax;

(b) whether the applicant has contravened a condition of the licence;

(c) whether the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) a person authorised by the applicant under section 114 in relation to the licence has contravened a condition of the licence;

(ii) the applicant was aware, or ought reasonably to have been aware, of the contravention;

(iii) the applicant failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the contravention;

(d) whether the applicant held another licence that was cancelled during the previous 2 years (otherwise than under section 87, 128B, 153H or 307).