Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823:section:96a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00823
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 96A
Character Range: 154763–155896

96A  Policy in relation to certain community broadcasting services and open narrowcasting television services
 (1) It is the intention of the Parliament that, until the day determined by the ACMA under subsection 96D(1), access to the broadcasting services bands be available to provide the following services in a prescribed area:
 (a) community broadcasting services provided under a CTV licence;
 (b) open narrowcasting television services provided for community or educational non‑profit purposes that are transmitted from one or more radiocommunications transmitters, the operation of which is authorised under an apparatus licence issued under section 100.
 (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, prescribe an area for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of prescribed area in subsection (3).
 (3) In this section:
broadcasting services bands has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
CTV licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
prescribed area means:
 (a) Adelaide; or
 (b) Melbourne; or
 (c) an area prescribed in an instrument under subsection (2).