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television programs broadcast or transmitted in SDTV digital mode;
              (ii) television programs broadcast or transmitted in HDTV digital mode;
              (iii) a designated datacasting service provided under a datacasting licence, transmitted in SDTV digital mode;
              (iv) a designated datacasting service provided under a datacasting licence, transmitted in HDTV digital mode.

       electricity supply body means an authority or body corporate that carries on either or both of the following businesses:
           (a) supplying electricity;
           (b) managing the supply of electricity.

       HDTV digital mode means broadcast or transmitted in digital mode in a high definition format.

       parental lock capabilities means technical capabilities that will alone, or in conjunction with any other capability on domestic reception equipment, block a television program or datacasting content with a particular classification code from being shown unless the correct personal identification number code is entered into the domestic reception equipment.

       program classification information means information that is:
           (a) about the classification code for a television program or datacasting content;
           (b) transmitted using the broadcasting services bands to a domestic digital television receiver as part of the data that accompanies the television program or datacasting content (whether or not the information is also transmitted to the receiver by a separate transmission).

       SDTV digital mode means broadcast or transmitted in digital mode in a standard definition format.

            Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
               (a) broadcasting service;
               (b) broadcasting services bands;
               (ba) datacasting licence;
               (c) datacasting service.

        (2) In this instrument, each of the following (in order from lowest to highest) is a classification code that applies to a television program or datacasting content:
           (a) not classified;
           (b) pre‑school (P);
           (c) children's (C);
           (d) general (G);
           (e) parental guidance recommended (PG);
           (f) mature audience 15+ (M);
           (g) mature adult audience 15+ (MA);
           (h) restricted 18+ (R).

       6  References to other instruments

         In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears:
           (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
           (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or in existence at the commencement of this instrument.

            Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

            Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

       7  Purpose

         The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that particular domestic reception equipment has parental lock capabilities, or distributes