Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00351:clause:2_17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00351
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 17
Character Range: 27812–29251

17  At the end of section 122
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 (7) If:
 (a) there is a simulcast period, or a simulcast‑equivalent period, for the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and
 (b) during that period, the licensee provides a core commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area;
then, during that period, standards under subsection (1), in so far as they relate to programs for children, do not apply to a commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee unless that service is the core commercial television broadcasting service.

 (8) If:
 (a) there is a simulcast period, or a simulcast‑equivalent period, for the licence area of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and
 (b) during that period, the licensee provides a core commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area;
then, during that period, standards under subsection (1), in so far as they relate to Australian content of programs, do not apply to a commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee unless that service is the core commercial television broadcasting service.

 (9) If a commercial television broadcasting licence is allocated under section 36 or subsection 40(1) on or after 1 January 2007, standards under subsection (1) do not apply to the licensee during the first 5 years of operation.

 (10) In this section:

simulcast period has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.