LLB230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Buzz Fm, Australian Communications And Media Authority, Justiciability
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Buzz fm (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e a(cid:271)le to seek judi(cid:272)ial re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) of acma(cid:859)s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) to suspe(cid:374)d their broadcasting licence if that decision falls under the scope of section 5 of the adjr act. Acma(cid:859)s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) to suspe(cid:374)d buzz fm(cid:859)s (cid:271)road(cid:272)asti(cid:374)g li(cid:272)e(cid:374)(cid:272)e is a de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) u(cid:374)der s 5, as it is a decision of finality that is not procedural, as it affected the right of buzz fm to broadcast for the foreseeable future. Act 1982 (cth) to the dealings of a brisbane commercial radio station. A decision must be made under an enactment for it to be considered reviewable under the parameters of the adjr act. Under section 3(1), enactment is defined as an act or i(cid:374)stru(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:373)ade u(cid:374)der su(cid:272)h a(cid:374) a(cid:272)t. the acma(cid:859)s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) (cid:449)as (cid:373)ade u(cid:374)der the. Broadcasting services act, and so it is a decision made expressly under an enactment. (tang)
