BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 130ZUAA Effect of target reduction order
BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 130ZUAA
Effect of target reduction order(1) This section applies if a target reduction order under section 130ZUA is applicable to:
(a) a commercial television broadcasting service; or
(b) a national television broadcasting service;
for a financial year.
Commercial television broadcasting service
(2) If the service is a commercial television broadcasting service provided by a commercial television broadcasting licensee, the licensee must ensure that the percentage worked out using the following formula is not less than the reduced annual captioning target for the service for the financial year:
where:
"total hours of captioned programs transmitted during the financial year" means the total number of hours of television programs:
(i) during targeted viewing hours in the financial year; and
(b) for which a captioning service was provided.
"total hours of programs transmitted during the financial year" means the total number of hours of television programs transmitted:
(a) during targeted viewing hours in the financial year; and
National television broadcasting service
(3) If the service is a national television broadcasting service provided by a national broadcaster, the national broadcaster must ensure that the percentage worked out using the following formula is not less than the reduced annual captioning target for the service for the financial year:
where:
"total hours of captioned programs transmitted during the financial year" means the total number of hours of television programs:
(i) during targeted viewing hours in the financial year; and
(b) for which a captioning service was provided.
"total hours of programs transmitted during the financial year" means the total number of hours of television programs transmitted:
(a) during targeted viewing hours in the financial year; and
Standard captioning rule does not apply
(4) Subsection 130ZR(1) does not apply to the service for the financial year.
(7) For the purposes of this section, targeted viewing hours are the hours:
(a) beginning at 6 am each day or, if another time is prescribed, beginning at that prescribed time each day; and
(b) ending at midnight on the same day or, if another time is
prescribed, ending at that prescribed time on the same day.