Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00351:clause:3_102ab
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00351
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 102AB
Character Range: 167570–169835

102AB  Transmitter licence—authorisation of SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting services during so much of the simulcast period etc. as occurs on or after 1 January 2009

 (1) If:
 (a) immediately before 1 January 2009, there was in force a transmitter licence issued under section 102 or 102A; and
 (b) the transmitter licence is held by the licensee of a commercial television broadcasting licence (the related licence); and
 (c) the transmitter licence authorises the operation of one or more specified radiocommunications transmitters for transmitting:
 (i) the core commercial television broadcasting service in digital mode; and
 (ii) a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;
  in accordance with the related licence, using one or more channels; and
 (d) the licensee of the related licence provides, or proposes to provide, a SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service in accordance with the related licence;
the transmitter licence is also taken to authorise the operation of the transmitter or transmitters concerned for transmitting the SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service, using those channels, during whichever of the following periods is applicable:
 (e) the simulcast period for the licence area of the related licence;
 (f) the simulcast‑equivalent period for the licence area of the related licence.

 (2) In this section:

commercial television broadcasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

commercial television broadcasting service means a commercial broadcasting service that provides television programs.

core commercial television broadcasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

simulcast‑equivalent period has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

simulcast period has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.