Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 41A

Licences in force immediately before 1 January 2007

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a commercial television broadcasting licence for a licence area was in force immediately before 1 January 2007; and

                     (b)  the licence authorised the licensee to provide a commercial television broadcasting service (the core commercial television broadcasting service ) in the licence area;

the licence is taken to authorise the licensee to provide the following 2 services in the licence area:

                     (c)  the core commercial television broadcasting service;

                     (d)  a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;

during the period ending immediately before 1 January 2009.

Licences allocated on or after 1 January 2007

             (2)  If a commercial television broadcasting licence for a licence area is allocated on or after 1 January 2007 but before 1 January 2009, the licence authorises the licensee to provide the following 2 services in the licence area:

                     (a)  a commercial television broadcasting service (the core commercial television broadcasting service ) transmitted in SDTV digital mode;

                     (b)  a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;

during the period ending immediately before 1 January 2009.

Licences allocated under subsection 40(1)

             (3)  This section does not apply to a commercial television broadcasting licence allocated under subsection 40(1).

Definitions

             (4)  In this section:

"HDTV multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.

"SDTV digital mode" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.