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218  Channel sharing
 (1) The regulations may make provision for the allocation by the ACMA of additional commercial television broadcasting licences, commercial radio broadcasting licences and community broadcasting licences on the application of an existing licensee.
 (2) Those additional licences are:
 (a) to be allocated to a person other than the licensee; and
 (b) to allow the provision of broadcasting services with the use of the same part of the broadcasting services bands or other means of delivery as is used by the licensee.
 (3) The provisions of this Act, other than the provisions dealing with advertising for or allocating licences, apply to those additional licences.
 (4) If such an additional licence would use a part of the broadcasting services bands being used by a community broadcasting licensee, services under that licence can only be provided with the approval of the ACMA.

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

No. 110, 1992

Compilation No. 112

Compilation date: 17 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 62, 2024

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–218
Volume 2: Schedules 1, 2, 4 and 6–8
         Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

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This is a compilation of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 17 December 2024 (the compilation date).

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