Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00113:clause:1_18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024A00113
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 18
Character Range: 10245–11274

18  Transitional provision—variation of television licence area plans
(1) This item applies to a television licence area plan prepared by the ACMA under subsection 26(1B) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 if:
 (a) the television licence area plan was in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule; and
 (b) on or after that commencement, the television licence area plan is varied by the ACMA under subsection 26(2) of that Act; and
 (c) the television licence area plan is varied only to the extent necessary in order to allot, or empower the ACMA to allot, a channel to 2 or more particular commercial television broadcasting licensees.
(2) The ACMA may provide that the television licence area plan, as varied in accordance with paragraph (1)(c), is taken to have effect from a day that is before the day on which the variation is made, or before the commencement of this Schedule, or both.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 26 June 2024
Senate on 2 July 2024]
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