Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023:section:103a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00023
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 103A
Character Range: 366549–367952

103A  Simplified outline
  The following is a simplified outline of this Division:

         • This Division requires subscription television broadcasting licensees to ensure the maintenance of minimum levels of expenditure on new eligible drama programs.
         • An eligible drama program is a drama program that is an Australian program, an Australian/New Zealand program, a New Zealand program or an Australian official co‑production.
         • If a licensee provides a subscription TV drama service, expenditure on new eligible drama programs for each financial year must be at least 10% of total program expenditure.
         • If a channel provider supplies a channel that is televised on a subscription TV drama service, the 10% expenditure requirement is calculated by reference to the expenditure incurred by the channel provider.
         • If a channel provider supplies a channel that is televised on a subscription TV drama service and the 10% expenditure requirement is not met for a particular financial year, the shortfall will have to be made up in the next financial year.
         • If expenditure on new eligible drama programs for a financial year exceeds the 10% expenditure requirement, the excess expenditure may be carried forward to the next financial year.
         • Licensees and channel providers are required to lodge annual returns about their program expenditure.