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Part 5].

7 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 is a reference to that other instrument as in force 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.

8 Meaning of material of local significance
(1) Material that is broadcast by a licensee is material of local significance if:
        1.    it complies with subsection (2) or (3); and
        2.    subsection (4) does not apply.

General rule
(2) Material is material of local significance if it:
        1.    is hosted in; or
        2.    is produced in; or
        3.    relates to;
    the licence area of the regional commercial radio broadcasting licence.

Local news and information
    (3) Material is also material of local significance if it is broadcast by a licensee in compliance with obligations under Subdivision B of Division 5C of Part 5 of the Act.

        Note:  The obligations under Subdivision B of Division 5C of Part 5 of the Act apply after a trigger event has occurred for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence.

Announcements about material
    (4) An announcement (including a station promotion) that material of local significance will be broadcast at a later time is not itself material of local significance.

9 Definitions relating to material of local significance

    Meaning of produced in the licence area
(1) Material is produced in the licence area if:
        1.    one or more individuals in the licence area direct the creative and administrative aspects of the production of the material; and
        2.    two or more of the following activities occur in the licence area:
           1.                    compilation;
           2.                  developing and implementing programming concepts;
           3.                editing;
           4.                researching;
           5.                   scripting;
           6.                technical operation;
          7.          any other activity relating to the creative and administrative aspects
                 of the production of the material.

Meaning of hosted in the licence area
    (2) Material is hosted in the licence area if each announcer of the material, including an announcer of a particular item of music that forms part of the material, is in the licence area when the material is broadcast.

Meaning of relates to the licence area
(3) Material relates to the licence area if it relates to any of the following matters:
        1.    an economic issue as it affects