Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00171:clause:1_7g
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00171
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 7G
Character Range: 102987–104382

7G  Delay in commencement of new commercial television broadcasting services

  For the purposes of this Division, if:
 (a) a licence is allocated under section 38C; and
 (b) after the start date for the licence area of the section 38C licence, a commercial television broadcasting licensee (the terrestrial licensee) for a terrestrial licence area commences to provide:
 (i) a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service; or
 (ii) a SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service that is not the core/primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the terrestrial licensee; and
 (c) the licensee of the section 38C licence is required to provide:
  (i) if subparagraph (b)(i) applies—a HDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service the program content of which is the same, or substantially the same, as the service provided by the terrestrial licensee; or
 (ii) if subparagraph (b)(ii) applies—a SDTV multi‑channelled commercial television broadcasting service the program content of which is the same, or substantially the same, as the service provided by the terrestrial licensee; and
 (d) there is a delay in the provision of the required service;
disregard the delay so long as the delay is as short as is practicable.

Note 1: For start date, see clause 7H.

Note 2: For terrestrial licence area, see clause 7L.