Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00029:clause:1_121g:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00029
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 121G (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 2919–5847

121G  Australian content—transmission quota

Programs transmitted on core/primary commercial television broadcasting service
 (1) A commercial television broadcasting licensee must ensure that, for:
 (a) the calendar year that began on 1 January 2013; and
 (b) each later calendar year;
the percentage worked out using the following formula is not less than 55%:
where:
total hours of Australian programs transmitted during the year means the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted:
 (a) during targeted viewing hours in the year; and
 (b) on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee.
total hours of programs transmitted during the year means the total number of hours of television programs transmitted:
 (a) during targeted viewing hours in the year; and
 (b) on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee.

Programs transmitted otherwise than on core/primary commercial television broadcasting service
 (2) A commercial television broadcasting licensee must ensure that:
 (a) for the calendar year that began on 1 January 2013, the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted by the licensee:
 (i) during targeted viewing hours in the year; and
 (ii) otherwise than on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;
  is not less than 730; and
 (b) for the calendar year beginning on 1 January 2014, the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted:
 (i) during targeted viewing hours in the year; and
 (ii) otherwise than on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;
  is not less than 1,095; and
 (c) for each calendar year beginning on or after 1 January 2015, the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted:
 (i) during targeted viewing hours in the year; and
 (ii) otherwise than on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;
  is not less than 1,460.
 (3) For the purposes of the application of subsection (2) to a commercial television broadcasting licensee, if a first release Australian drama program was transmitted by the licensee:
 (a) during targeted viewing hours in a calendar year; and
 (b) otherwise than on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;
assume that the duration of the program was twice as long as the actual duration of the program.

Targeted viewing hours
 (4) For the purposes of this section, targeted viewing hours are the hours:
 (a) beginning at 6 am each day; and
 (b) ending at midnight on the same day.
 (5) For the purposes of this section, if:
 (a) a television program consists of coverage of a sporting event; and
 (b) the program:
 (i) begins before midnight on a particular day (the first day); and
 (ii) ends on the next day;