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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003
No. 4, 2003
An Act to amend the law relating to broadcasting, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003
No. 4, 2003
An Act to amend the law relating to broadcasting, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 February 2003]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992
1 Clause 1 of Schedule 4 Omit "1 January 2000, 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2005", substitute "specified dates".
2 Paragraph 37E(2)(b) of Schedule 4 Omit "20 hours per week", substitute "the HDTV quota".
3 After subclause 37E(2A) of Schedule 4 Insert:
(2B) For the purposes of subclause (2), the HDTV quota is as follows: (a) the HDTV quota for each calendar year that starts after the end of a licensee's phase‑in period is 1040 hours (unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies to the calendar year or a part of it); (b) if a licensee's phase‑in period ends on or after 1 January and before the following 1 October, the HDTV quota for the period (the first quota period) starting immediately after the end of the phase‑in period and ending on the following 31 December is 1040 hours reduced on a pro‑rata basis (because the first quota period is less than a full calendar year); (c) if a licensee's phase‑in period ends on or after 1 October and before the following 31 December, the HDTV quota for the period (the first quota period) starting immediately after the end of the phase‑in period and ending on 31 December in the next calendar year is 1040 hours increased on a pro‑rata basis (because the first quota period is more than a full calendar year).
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