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BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 130AC

Technical standards for digital transmission of television services provided with the use of a satellite

  (1)   The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine technical standards that relate to the transmission in digital mode of either or both of the following services:

  (a)   commercial television broadcasting services provided under a licence allocated under section   38C;

  (b)   national television broadcasting services provided with the use of a satellite.

Instruments

  (2)   Section   589 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 applies to standards determined under subsection   (1) of this section in a corresponding way to the way in which it applies to an instrument under that Act.

Compliance

  (3)   A national broadcaster must comply with a standard determined under subsection   (1).

Note:   For compliance by holders of commercial television broadcasting licences, see paragraph   7A(1)(d) of Schedule   2.

Definitions

  (4)   In this section:

"digital mode" has the same meaning as in Schedule   4.

"national television broadcasting service" has the same meaning as in Schedule   4.


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