Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:130aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 130AA
Character Range: 516677–517946

130AA  Technical standards for digital transmission—radio etc.
 (1) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine technical standards that relate to the transmission of any or all of the following services using a digital modulation technique:
 (a) commercial radio broadcasting services;
 (b) national radio broadcasting services;
 (c) community radio broadcasting services;
 (d) subscription radio broadcasting services provided under a class licence;
 (e) subscription radio narrowcasting services provided under a class licence;
 (f) open narrowcasting radio services provided under a class licence.

Instruments
 (2) Section 589 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 applies to standards determined under subsection (1) of this section in a corresponding way to the way in which it applies to an instrument under that Act.

Compliance
 (3) A national broadcaster must comply with a standard determined under subsection (1).
Note 1: For compliance by holders of commercial radio broadcasting licences, see clause 8 of Schedule 2.
Note 2: For compliance by holders of community radio broadcasting licences, see clause 9 of Schedule 2.
Note 3: For compliance by providers of radio broadcasting services provided under a class licence, see clause 11 of Schedule 2.