Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00083:clause:1_130zr:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00083
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 130ZR (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 11198–14439

130ZR  Captioning obligations—basic rule

Basic rule
 (1) Each commercial television broadcasting licensee, and each national broadcaster, must provide a captioning service for:
 (a) television programs transmitted during designated viewing hours; and
 (b) television news or current affairs programs transmitted outside designated viewing hours.
Note: For compliance by licensees, see clause 7 of Schedule 2.

Exceptions
 (2) Subsection (1) does not require the provision by a commercial television broadcasting licensee of a captioning service for a television program covered by paragraph 6(8)(d) of Schedule 4.
 (3) Subsection (1) does not require the provision by a national broadcaster of a captioning service for a television program covered by paragraph 19(8)(d) of Schedule 4.
 (4) If:
           (a) a commercial television broadcasting licence is in force; and
 (b) the licence was not allocated under section 38C; and
 (c) the licensee provides a core/primary commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area; and
 (d) the licensee provides in the licence area another service that is:
 (i) a SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service; or
 (ii) a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;
subsection (1) does not require the provision of a captioning service for a television program transmitted on:
 (e) the SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service mentioned in subparagraph (d)(i) of this subsection; or
 (f) the HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service mentioned in subparagraph (d)(ii) of this subsection;
unless the program has been previously transmitted on the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service.
 (5) If:
 (a) a commercial television broadcasting licence is allocated under section 38C; and
 (b) the licensee provides a primary commercial television broadcasting service in the licence area; and
 (c) the licensee provides in the licence area:
 (i) another SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service; or
 (ii) a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;
subsection (1) does not require the provision of a captioning service for a television program transmitted on:
 (d) the other SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service; or
 (e) the HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service;
unless the program has been previously transmitted on the primary commercial television broadcasting service.
 (6) If:
 (a) a national broadcaster provides a national television broadcasting service in a coverage area; and
 (b) the service is not provided with the use of a satellite;
subsection (1) does not require the provision of a captioning service for a television program transmitted on:
 (c) a SDTV multi‑channelled national television broadcasting service provided by the national broadcaster otherwise than with the use of a satellite; or
 (d) a HDTV multi‑channelled national television broadcasting service provided by the national broadcaster otherwise than with the use of a satellite;
unless:
 (e) during the simulcast period, or the simulcast‑equivalent period, as the case may be, for the coverage area,