Hansard - ACT Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (10 December) . . Page.. 4575 ..

MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Page 5, line 13, clause 6, after proposed section 54H insert the following section:

"Payment by instalments

`54HA. (1) Where, under section 54H, the Registrar renews a licence, the licensee may pay the determined fee by instalments.

`(2) Instalment payments shall be paid on or before the due date.

`(3) Where a person fails to pay an instalment by the due date, the Registrar shall, by notice to the licensee, suspend the licence.

`(4) Where a person fails to pay an instalment within 30 days after the due date for the instalment, the Registrar shall cancel the licence.

`(5) In this section -

"due date" means 1 February, 1 May, 1 August or 1 November.'.".

Page 5, line 34, clause 6, after proposed section 54K insert the following section:

"Change of activity under a licence

`54KA. (1) Where -

(a) a licensee is authorised under a licence to sell and copy X films; and

(b) the licensee ceases to sell or copy X films;

the licensee shall, not later than 28 days after he or she ceases to sell or copy X films -

(d) submit his or her licence to the Registrar.

`(2) The Registrar shall, within 7 days after receipt of a notice under subsection (1), amend the licence and return it to the licensee.