Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1992 - SECT 100AA

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  an NBS transmitter licence was issued under section 100; and

                     (b)  the licence is in force immediately before the end of the simulcast period, or the simulcast-equivalent period, for a BSA coverage area; and

                     (c)  the licence authorises the operation of one or more radiocommunications transmitters for transmitting one or more national television broadcasting services in that coverage area;

then, after the end of that period, the licence authorises the operation of the transmitter or transmitters concerned for transmitting those services in digital mode in that BSA coverage area using the channel or channels allotted to the national broadcaster concerned under:

                     (d)  if a BSA television licence area plan is in force for the BSA television licence area that corresponds to that BSA coverage area--the BSA television licence area plan; or

                     (e)  otherwise--the national television conversion scheme or a digital channel plan.

             (2)  If:

                     (a)  an NBS transmitter licence is issued under section 100 when a BSA television licence area plan for the BSA television licence area that corresponds to a coverage area is in force; and

                     (b)  the licence authorises the operation of one or more radiocommunications transmitters for transmitting one or more national television broadcasting services in digital mode in that coverage area;

the licence authorises the operation of the transmitter or transmitters concerned for transmitting those services in digital mode in that area using the channel or channels allotted to the national broadcaster concerned under the BSA television licence area plan for that BSA television licence area.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  an NBS transmitter licence is issued under section 100 when no BSA television licence area plan for the BSA television licence area that corresponds to a coverage area is in force; and

                     (b)  subsection (1) does not apply; and

                     (c)  the licence authorises the operation of one or more radiocommunications transmitters for transmitting one or more national television broadcasting services in digital mode in that coverage area;

the licence authorises the operation of the transmitter or transmitters concerned for transmitting those services in digital mode in that area using the channel or channels allotted to the national broadcaster concerned under the national television conversion scheme or a digital channel plan.

             (4)  In this section:

"BSA television licence area" means a BSA licence area for a commercial television broadcasting licence.

"digital channel plan" means a digital channel plan covered by clause 22A of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"national television broadcasting service" means a national broadcasting service that provides television programs.

"national television conversion scheme" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"NBS transmitter licence" means a transmitter licence for a transmitter that is for use for transmitting, to the public, a national broadcasting service.

"simulcast-equivalent period" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

"simulcast period" has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .