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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Act 2013
No. 51, 2013
An Act to amend legislation relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Radiocommunications Act 1992
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Act 2013 No. 51, 2013
An Act to amend legislation relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes
[Assented to 28 May 2013]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Act 2013.
2 Commencement (1) This Act, other than items 1 to 24 of Schedule 1, commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. (2) Items 1 to 24 of Schedule 1, commence on 1 October 2013.
3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
1 Subsections 34(5) and (6) Repeal the subsections.
2 Section 215A Repeal the section.
3 Clause 1 of Schedule 6 Omit:
• Datacasting service providers must hold datacasting licences. substitute:
• A person who provides a designated datacasting service must hold a datacasting licence.
4 Subclause 2(1) of Schedule 6 Insert: designated datacasting service has the meaning given by clause 2A.
5 After clause 2 of Schedule 6 Insert:
2A Designated datacasting service (1) For the purposes of this Schedule, a designated datacasting service is a datacasting service that: (a) is provided by a person who is: (i) a commercial television broadcasting licensee; or (ii) a commercial radio broadcasting licensee; or (iii) a national broadcaster; or (b) is of a kind specified in an instrument under subclause (2). (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify kinds of datacasting services for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).
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