Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 26A

             (1)  If:

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

                     (b)  the licence authorises the licensee to provide a HDTV multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area;

the relevant licence area plan is not required to deal with the HDTV multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service.

          (1A)  If:

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

                     (b)  the licence authorises the licensee to provide a SDTV multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area;

the relevant licence area plan is not required to deal with the SDTV multi-channelled commercial television broadcasting service.

             (3)  In this section:

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

"relevant licence area plan" means the relevant licence area plan prepared under subsection 26(1).

"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.