Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:clause:2_7j
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 7J
Character Range: 908992–910443

7J  Program content
 (1) In determining, for the purposes of this Division, whether the program content of a commercial television broadcasting service provided by a licensee in a licence area is the same, or substantially the same, as the program content of another commercial television broadcasting service:
 (a) ignore the following:
 (i) advertising or sponsorship material (whether or not of a commercial kind);
 (ii) a promotion for a television program or a television broadcasting service;
 (iii) community information material or community promotional material;
 (iv) a weather bulletin;
 (v) any other similar material; and
 (b) ignore a news program; and
 (c) ignore any program the broadcasting of which in any jurisdiction in the licence area could result in the licensee:
 (i) committing an offence; or
 (ii) becoming liable to a civil penalty; or
 (iii) breaching an order or direction of a court; or
 (iv) being in contempt of court; and
 (d) ignore a program broadcast in circumstances specified in the regulations.
 (2) In determining, for the purposes of clause 7B of this Schedule, whether the program content of a commercial television broadcasting service is the same, or substantially the same, as the program content of another commercial television broadcasting service, assume that a program that provides coverage of an anti‑siphoning event is the same as a program that provides coverage of another anti‑siphoning event.