Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00171:clause:1_7h:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00171
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7H (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 104382–107157

7H  Start dates for licence areas

Start date

 (1) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, declare that, for the purposes of this Division, a specified day is the start date for the South Eastern Australia TV3 licence area.

 (2) The start date for the South Eastern Australia TV3 licence area must not be later than 90 days after the first or only occasion on which a licence for the licence area is allocated under section 38C.

 (3) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, declare that, for the purposes of this Division, a specified day is the start date for the Northern Australia TV3 licence area.

 (4) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, declare that, for the purposes of this Division, a specified day is the start date for the Western Australia TV3 licence area.

 (5) The start date for:
 (a) the Northern Australia TV3 licence area; or
 (b) the Western Australia TV3 licence area;
must not be later than 3 months before the end of the earliest applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date for the licence area.

Applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date—Northern Australia TV3 licence area

 (6) For the purposes of this clause, if:
 (a) the licence area of a terrestrial licence is included in the Northern Australia TV3 licence area; and
 (b) there is a simulcast period for the terrestrial licence area; and
 (c) there is no local market area included in the terrestrial licence area;
the last day of the simulcast period for the terrestrial licence area is an applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date for the Northern Australia TV3 licence area.

 (7) For the purposes of this clause, if:
 (a) the licence area of a terrestrial licence is included in the Northern Australia TV3 licence area; and
 (b) there is a simulcast period for the terrestrial licence area; and
 (c) a local market area is included in the terrestrial licence area;
the day on which the local market area becomes a digital‑only local market area is an applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date for the Northern Australia TV3 licence area.

Applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date—Western Australia TV3 licence area

 (8) For the purposes of this clause, if:
 (a) the licence area of a terrestrial licence is included in the Western Australia TV3 licence area; and
 (b) there is a simulcast period for the terrestrial licence area; and
 (c) there is no local market area included in the terrestrial licence area;
the last day of the simulcast period for the terrestrial licence area is an applicable terrestrial digital television switch‑over date for the Western Australia TV3 licence area.

 (9) For the purposes of this clause, if:
 (a) the licence area of a terrestrial licence is included