Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018 (Cth)

Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following determination under subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 22 March 2018 Nerida O'Loughlin [signed] Member

James Cameron [signed] Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name This is the Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018.

2 Commencement This determination commences at the start of whichever is the later of the following days: (a) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; or (b) 17 April 2018.

Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: Both of the events referred to in this section must occur before this determination commences.

3 Authority This determination is made under subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Definitions In this determination: Act means Broadcasting Services Act 1992. file footage means any footage other than: (a) live footage; or (b) footage that has been specifically obtained for the purpose of accompanying the broadcast of the news material in question. licensee means, for a licence to which this determination relates, the holder of the licence. Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following: (a) licence area; (b) licence area plan; (c) regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence; (d) regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence; and (e) timing period.

(See sections 6 and 61CU of the Act).

5 References to other instruments In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force at the commencement of this determination. Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments. Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.