Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:schedule:6:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 6 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 841697–844754

Schedule 6—Datacasting services
Part 1—Introduction
1 Simplified outline
2 Definitions
2A Designated datacasting service
3 Educational programs
4 Information‑only programs
5 Foreign‑language news or current affairs programs
6 Datacasting content is taken not to be a television program or a radio program etc.
Part 2—Datacasting licences
7 Allocation of datacasting licence
8 When datacasting licence must not be allocated
9 Unsuitable applicant
10 Transfer of datacasting licences
11 Surrender of datacasting licences
12 ACMA to maintain Register of datacasting licences
Part 3—Conditions of datacasting licences
Division 1—Genre conditions
13 Category A television programs
14 Condition relating to category A television programs
15 Category B television programs
16 Condition relating to category B television programs
17 Genre conditions do not apply to Parliamentary proceedings etc.
18 Genre conditions do not apply to matter that consists of no more than text or still visual images etc.
18A Genre conditions do not apply to advertising or sponsorship material
19 Genre conditions do not apply to interactive computer games
20 Genre conditions do not apply to internet carriage services or ordinary email
20AA Genre conditions do not apply to certain content copied from the internet
Division 2—Audio content condition
21 Audio content condition
22 Audio content condition does not apply to Parliamentary proceedings etc.
23 Audio content condition does not apply to matter that consists of no more than text or still visual images etc.
23A Audio content condition does not apply to advertising or sponsorship material
Division 2A—Genre conditions: anti‑avoidance
23B Anti‑avoidance—declared internet carriage services
Division 3—Other conditions
24 General conditions
25 Suitability condition
26 Additional conditions imposed by the ACMA
27 Restricted access system
Division 4—Exemption orders for content copied from the internet
27A Exemption orders in relation to content copied from the internet
Part 4—Codes of practice
28 Development of codes of practice
30 ACMA to maintain Register of codes of practice
31 ACMA may determine standards where codes of practice fail or where no code of practice developed
32 Consultation on standards
33 Notification of determination or variation or revocation of standards
34 Limitation of ACMA's power in relation to standards
35 This Part does not apply to internet carriage services or ordinary email
35A This Part does not apply to the ABC or SBS
Part 5—Complaints to the ACMA about datacasting services
36 Complaints about offences or breach of licence conditions
37 Complaints under codes of practice
38 Investigation of complaints by the ACMA
Part 8—Remedies for breaches of licensing provisions
Division 1—Providing a designated datacasting service without a licence
49 Prohibition on providing a designated datacasting service without a licence
50 Remedial directions—unlicensed datacasting services
51 Exemption for broadcasting licensees etc.
51A Exemption for designated teletext services
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