Broadcasting Act 2009
F182[Designation of public service audiovisual broadcasting or on-demand media services.
128D.— ...]
Annotations
Amendments:
F182
Inserted by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 40, not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C17
Prospective affecting provision: section inserted by Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (41/2022), s. 40, not commenced as of date of revision.
F182[128D.— (1) Subject to subsection (2), if the Commission recommends to the Minister—
(a) that a specified audiovisual broadcasting service provided by a media service provider under the jurisdiction of the State be designated as a public service audiovisual broadcasting service for the purposes of section 128B or 128C, or
(b) that a specified audiovisual on-demand media service provided by a media service provider under the jurisdiction of the State be designated as a public service audiovisual on-demand media service for the purposes of section 128B or 128C,
the Minister may make an order designating the service accordingly.
(2) The Commission shall not make a recommendation under subsection (1), and the Minister shall not make an order under that subsection, unless satisfied that the service has the character of a public service.]