Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:130zzb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 130ZZB
Character Range: 644091–645753

130ZZB  Emergency warnings

Commercial television broadcasting licensee
 (1) If a commercial television broadcasting licensee, at the request of an emergency service agency, transmits an emergency warning on any of its commercial television broadcasting services, the licensee must:
 (a) transmit the whole of the emergency warning in:
 (i) the form of text; and
 (ii) the form of speech; and
 (b) if it is reasonably practicable to do so—provide a captioning service for the emergency warning.
Note: For compliance by licensees, see clause 7 of Schedule 2.

National broadcaster
 (2) If a national broadcaster, at the request of an emergency service agency, transmits an emergency warning on any of its national television broadcasting services, the national broadcaster must:
 (a) transmit the whole of the emergency warning in:
 (i) the form of text; and
 (ii) the form of speech; and
 (b) if it is reasonably practicable to do so—provide a captioning service for the emergency warning.

Subscription television licensee
 (3) If a subscription television licensee, at the request of an emergency service agency, transmits an emergency warning on a subscription television service, the licensee must:
 (a) transmit the whole of the emergency warning in:
 (i) the form of text; and
 (ii) the form of speech; and
 (b) if it is reasonably practicable to do so—provide a captioning service for the emergency warning.
Note 1: For compliance by subscription television broadcasting licensees, see clause 10 of Schedule 2.
Note 2: For compliance by subscription television narrowcasting licensees, see clause 11 of Schedule 2.

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