Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:26:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 26 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 99607–100931

broadcasting licensee or a national broadcaster).
 (1F) To avoid doubt, and without limiting the operation of this section, a television licence area plan may allot, or empower the ACMA to allot, a channel to 2 or more particular commercial television broadcasting licensees.
 (1G) A television licence area plan does not need to identify a particular television broadcasting service by name.
 (1M) Section 23 has effect as if a function or power conferred on the ACMA by a television licence area plan were a function conferred on the ACMA by this section.

Variation
 (2) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, vary a licence area plan.

Ministerial direction
 (8) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, direct the ACMA about the exercise of its powers to make or vary a licence area plan for a particular area.
 (9) The ACMA must comply with a direction under subsection (8).

Legislative instruments
 (11) If a determination made by the ACMA under a television licence area plan is in writing, the determination is not a legislative instrument.

Definitions
 (13) In this section:
national television broadcasting service has the same meaning as in Schedule 4.
television broadcasting service means a broadcasting service that provides television programs.
Note: For designation of licence areas, see section 29.