Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of this Division, points are accumulated during the following eligible periods :
(a) from 6:30 am to midnight on Monday to Friday;
(b) from 8:00 am to midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, points are calculated during the following timing periods :
(a) the period of 6 weeks starting on the first Sunday in February in a year;
(b) each subsequent period of 6 weeks until the end of the 42nd week after the first Sunday in February;
(c) the period:
(i) starting at the end of the 42nd week after the first Sunday in February; and
(ii) ending immediately before the first Sunday in February in the following year.
Note 1: A licensee is not able to accumulate points during the period specified in subsection (4).
Note 2: See also subsection (9).
Points for material of local significance
(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (8), material of local significance accumulates points in a local area according to the following table.
Item | Material | Points for each minute of material |
1 | News that: (a) is broadcast during an eligible period by a licensee covered by subsection 61CW(1) or 61CX(1); and (b) has not previously been broadcast to the local area during an eligible period; and (c) depicts people, places or things in the local area; and (d) meets such other requirements (if any) as are set out in the local programming determination. | 3 |
2 | News that: (a) is broadcast during an eligible period; and (b) has not previously been broadcast to the local area during an eligible period; and (c) relates directly to the local area; and (d) is not covered by item 1. | 2 |
3 | Other material that: (a) is broadcast during an eligible period; and (b) except in the case of a community service announcement--has not previously been broadcast to the local area during an eligible period; and (c) relates directly to the local area. | 1 |
4 | News that: (a) is broadcast during an eligible period; and (b) has not previously been broadcast to the local area during an eligible period; and (c) relates directly to the licensee's licence area. | 1 |
5 | Other material that: (a) is broadcast during an eligible period; and (b) except in the case of a community service announcement--has not previously been broadcast to the local area during an eligible period; and (c) relates directly to the licensee's licence area. | 1 |
Note: See also section 61CYA (modifications relating to designated Western Australian commercial television broadcasting licences).
Limits on material in the timing period starting at the end of the 42nd week
(4) For the timing period mentioned in paragraph (2)(c), points cannot be accumulated:
(a) for 4 weeks from and including the week of the timing period that includes 15 December; and
(b) for any week between the end of the tenth week of the timing period mentioned in paragraph (2)(c) and the beginning of the timing period mentioned in paragraph (2)(a).
Note: See also subsection (10).
Limits on material that relates directly to the licensee's licence area
(5) Except for service licence numbers 104 and 106, not more than 50% of the points accumulated in a local area during a timing period is to be attributable to material that relates directly to the licensee's licence area.
Note: See also section 61CYA (modifications relating to designated Western Australian commercial television broadcasting licences).
(6) For service licence numbers 104 and 106, not more than 50% of the points accumulated in a local area during a timing period is to be attributable to material that relates directly to the combined licence areas of the licensees for service licence numbers 104 and 106.
Limits on community service announcements
(7) Points may be accumulated in a local area for:
(a) the first broadcast of a community service announcement in the area; and
(b) not more than 4 repeats of the community service announcement in the area.
Note: See also section 61CYA (modifications relating to designated Western Australian commercial television broadcasting licences).
(8) Despite subsection (7), not more than 10% of the points accumulated in a local area during a timing period is to be attributable to material of local significance in the form of community service announcements.
(9) The local programming determination may, with the written consent of the licensee of a regional non - aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence, modify subsection (2) so far as that subsection applies in relation to the licence.
(10) The local programming determination may, with the written consent of the licensee of a regional non - aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence, modify subsection (4) so far as that subsection applies in relation to the licence.