Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(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.
(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 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 primary commercial television broadcasting service.
(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.
(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 the television program was previously transmitted by the national broadcaster on the primary national television broadcasting service provided by the national broadcaster.
(a) a national broadcaster provides a national television broadcasting service in a satellite delivery area; and
(b) the service is 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 with the use of a satellite; or
(d) a HDTV multi - channelled national television broadcasting service provided by the national broadcaster with the use of a satellite;
unless the television program has been previously transmitted by the national broadcaster on the broadcaster's primary satellite national television broadcasting service.
(8) Subsection (1) does not require the provision of a captioning service:
(a) by the licensee of a commercial television broadcasting licence that was allocated under subsection 40(1); and
(i) the first year of operation of the licence; or
(ii) if the ACMA, by written notice given to the licensee, allows a longer period--that longer period.
Note 1: For exemption orders, see section 130ZUA.
Note 2: For target reduction orders, see section 130ZUA.