Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 41B

Licences in force immediately before 1 January 2009

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a commercial television broadcasting licence for a licence area was in force immediately before 1 January 2009; and

                     (b)  the licence authorised the licensee to provide the following 2 services in the licence area:

                              (i)  the core commercial television broadcasting service;

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

the licence is taken to authorise the licensee to provide the following 3 services in the licence area:

                     (c)  the core commercial television broadcasting service;

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

                     (e)  a SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;

during the simulcast period, or the simulcast‑equivalent period, as the case may be, for the licence area.

Licences allocated on or after 1 January 2009

             (2)  If a commercial television broadcasting licence for a licence area is allocated on or after 1 January 2009 but before the end of whichever of the following periods is applicable:

                     (a)  the simulcast period for the licence area;

                     (b)  the simulcast‑equivalent period for the licence area;

the licence authorises the licensee to provide the following 3 services in the licence area:

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

                     (d)  2 SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting services;

during the simulcast period, or the simulcast‑equivalent period, as the case may be, for the licence area.

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

"simulcast-equivalent period" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.

"simulcast period" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.