Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61CW

Trigger event occurs--ongoing requirements

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a trigger event for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence occurs on a particular day; and

  (b)   that event is the first or only trigger event for the licence;

the licensee must broadcast, to each local area, material of local significance in order to accumulate at least:

  (c)   900 points in each timing period that begins after the end of the period of 6 months beginning on that day; and

  (d)   120 points in each week that is included in a timing period covered by paragraph   (c).

Trigger event occurs--transitional requirements

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a trigger event for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence occurs on a particular day; and

  (b)   that event is the first or only trigger event for the licence;

the licensee must broadcast, to each local area, material of local significance in order to accumulate at least:

  (c)   720 points in each timing period that:

  (i)   begins before the end of the period of 6 months beginning on that day; and

  (ii)   does not end before that day; and

  (iii)   begins after the end of the period of 6 months beginning at the commencement of this subsection; and

  (d)   90 points in each week that is included in a timing period covered by paragraph   (c).

Note:   The Broadcasting Services (Additional Television Licence Condition) Notice   2014 imposes local programming requirements for a timing period that begins before the end of the period of 6 months beginning at the commencement of this subsection.

No trigger event has occurred

  (3)   If no trigger event for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence has occurred, the licensee must broadcast, to each local area, material of local significance in order to accumulate at least:

  (a)   720 points in each timing period that begins after the end of the period of 6 months beginning at the commencement of this subsection; and

  (b)   90 points in each week that is included in a timing period covered by paragraph   (a).

Note:   The Broadcasting Services (Additional Television Licence Condition) Notice   2014 imposes local programming requirements for a timing period that begins before the end of the period of 6 months beginning at the commencement of this subsection.