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Commonwealth of Australia

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
Broadcasting Services Act 1992

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY (REALISING THE DIGITAL DIVIDEND) DIRECTION 2010

I, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy make the following Directions under section 14 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, subsection 25(3) and clauses 15 and 29 of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated 9 July 2010.

STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY
Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy _________________________________________________________________

    1               Name of Direction

This Direction is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Realising the Digital Dividend) Direction 2010.

    2               Commencement

This Direction commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

    3               Definitions

In this Direction:

    ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.

    ACMA Act means the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.

    broadcasting services bands has the same meaning as in section 6 of the BSA.

    BSA means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

    commercial television conversion scheme means a scheme under clause 6 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    DCP means a digital channel plan made under a commercial television conversion scheme or a national television conversion scheme in accordance with the applicable clause 7A or clause 22A of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    digital dividend policy objectives has the meaning given by clause 4.

    digital mode has the same meaning as in clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    digital radio broadcasting service means a broadcasting service that delivers radio programs, and is transmitted using a digital modulation technique.

    FAP means a frequency allotment plan made under subsection 25(1) of the BSA.

    final digital television switch-over day has the same meaning as in section 8AE of the BSA.

    LAP means a licence area plan made under subsection 26(1) of the BSA.

    metropolitan licence area has the same meaning as in clause 2 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    national television conversion scheme means a scheme under clause 19 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    Radiocommunications Act means the Radiocommunications Act 1992.

    regional licence area has the same meaning as in clause 2 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    remote licence area has the same meaning as in clause 5 of Schedule 4 to the BSA.

    television broadcasting service means a broadcasting service that transmits television programs in analog or digital mode using the broadcasting services bands that are able to be received by domestic reception equipment that is neither hand‑held nor battery operated.

    4       Direction – ACMA to manage radiofrequency spectrum in accordance with Commonwealth communications policy objectives

    (1) I direct the ACMA under section 14 of the ACMA Act when performing its