BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 84A Designated community radio broadcasting licences to provide analog or digital services

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 84A

Licences in force immediately before the commencement of this section

  (1)   If a designated community radio broadcasting licence was in force immediately before the commencement of this section, the licence is taken, for the purposes of this Act, to have been allocated as a licence to provide an analog community radio broadcasting service.

Licences allocated before the digital radio start - up day for the licence area

  (2)   If the ACMA allocates a designated community radio broadcasting licence after the commencement of this section but before the digital radio start - up day for the licence area, the licence must be allocated as a licence to provide an analog community radio broadcasting service.

Licences allocated on or after digital radio start - up day for the licence area

  (3)   If the ACMA allocates a designated community radio broadcasting licence on or after the digital radio start - up day for the licence area, the licence must be allocated as:

  (a)   a licence to provide an analog community radio broadcasting service; or

  (b)   a licence to provide digital community radio broadcasting services.

Licence conditions

  (4)   Subject to subsection   (5), if a designated community radio broadcasting licence is or was allocated as a licence to provide an analog community radio broadcasting service, the licence is subject to the condition that the licensee may only provide an analog community radio broadcasting service under the licence.

  (5)   If:

  (a)   a designated community radio broadcasting licence was in force immediately before the digital radio start - up day for the licence area; and

  (b)   the licence authorised the licensee to provide an analog community radio broadcasting service in the licence area;

subsection   (4) ceases to apply in relation to the licence at the start of the digital radio start - up day for the licence area.

  (6)   If a designated community radio broadcasting licence is allocated as a licence to provide digital community radio broadcasting services, the licence is subject to the condition that the licensee may only provide digital community radio broadcasting services under the licence.