{"id":"F2018L00382","name":"Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018","slug":"broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":99954,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2018L00382-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Preliminary","content":"#### Part 1—Preliminary\n\n#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018.\n\n#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This determination commences at the start of whichever is the later of the following days:\n  (a) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; or\n  (b) 17 April 2018.\n\n> Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at [www.legislation.gov.au](http://www.legislation.gov.au).\n\n> Note 2: Both of the events referred to in this section must occur before this determination commences.\n\n#### 3 Authority\n\n  This determination is made under subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this determination:\n\n> Act means Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n> file footage means any footage other than:\n\n> (a) live footage; or\n\n> (b) footage that has been specifically obtained for the purpose of accompanying the broadcast of the news material in question.\n\n> licensee means, for a licence to which this determination relates, the holder of the licence.\n\n> Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) licence area;\n    (b) licence area plan;\n    (c) regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence;\n    (d) regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence; and\n    (e) timing period.\n\n(See sections 6 and 61CU of the Act).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This is the Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n  This determination commences at the start of whichever is the later of the following days:\n  (a) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; or\n  (b) 17 April 2018.\n\n> Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at [www.legislation.gov.au](http://www.legislation.gov.au).\n\n> Note 2: Both of the events referred to in this section must occur before this determination commences.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This determination is made under subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n  In this determination:\n\n> Act means Broadcasting Services Act 1992.\n\n> file footage means any footage other than:\n\n> (a) live footage; or\n\n> (b) footage that has been specifically obtained for the purpose of accompanying the broadcast of the news material in question.\n\n> licensee means, for a licence to which this determination relates, the holder of the licence.\n\n> Note: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    (a) licence area;\n    (b) licence area plan;\n    (c) regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence;\n    (d) regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence; and\n    (e) timing period.\n\n(See sections 6 and 61CU of the Act).","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"References to other instruments","content":"#### 5 References to other instruments\n\n  In this determination, unless the contrary intention appears:\n    (a) a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and\n    (b) a reference to any other kind of instrument is a reference to that other instrument as in force at the commencement of this determination.\n\n> Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.\n\n> Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Material of local significance","content":"#### Part 2—Material of local significance\n\n#### 6 Material of local significance\n\n  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), material that is broadcast to a local area is material of local significance if it relates directly to:\n    (a) the local area; or\n    (b) the licensee’s licence area.\n\n> Note: Material of local significance may accumulate 1, 2 or 3 points per minute, depending on the characteristics of the material. See subsection 61CY(3) if the Act and section 9 of this determination.\n\n  (2) Material in the form of advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, is not material of local significance unless it is a community service announcement.\n\n> Note: Subsections 61CY(7) and (8) of the Act limit the way community service announcements may be counted towards points accumulated for a licence during a timing period.\n\n  (3) Material (including a station promotion) that constitutes an announcement that material of local significance will appear later is not material of local significance.\n\n#### Part 3—Local area\n\n#### 7 Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  The local area for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence specified in column 1 of the following table is the area referred to in column 2 of the corresponding row.\n\n| Column 1 – Service Licence Number | Column 2 – Local area                                                                                                                                                          |\n| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 113, 115 or 116                   | 5 of the 7 areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 94, 95 or 96                      | 4 of the 5 areas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 85, 90 or 99                      | Each of the areas set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 103 or 107                        | Each of the areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 104                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘North Central Victoria’ and ‘South West Victoria’                                                                      |\n| 106                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘Upper Murray & Goulburn Valley’ and ‘Gippsland’                                                                        |\n| 132, 133 or 1150806               | The area identical to the licence area for that licenceNote: The licence area for licences 132, 133 and 1150806 is set out in the Television Licence Area Plan (Tasmania) 2012 |\n\n#### 8 Local area for regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the local area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is the area identical to the licence area for that licence.\n  Note 1: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is set out in the relevant licence area plan made under subsection 26(1B) of the Act.\n  Note 2: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence covered by subsection (1) is, at the time of making this instrument, set out in whichever is applicable of the following instruments:\n\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Broken Hill) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Darwin) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Griffith and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mount Gambier/South East) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote and Regional Western Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote Central and Eastern Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Riverland) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Spencer Gulf) 2011\n\n  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area Remote and Regional WA TV1. The local area for such a licence is the combined area of the following licence areas:\n    (a) Geraldton TV1;\n    (b) Kalgoorlie TV1; and\n    (c) South West and Great Southern TV1.\n\n#### Part 4—Additional requirements for certain material of local significance\n\n#### 9 Additional requirements to accumulate 3 points per minute\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (d) of item 1 in the table in subsection 61CY(3) of the Act, the following additional requirements are specified:\n  (a) the news item must relate directly to the local area; and\n  (b) the depiction of people, places or things must predominantly consist of moving images; and\n  (c) when considering the news item as a whole, file footage, if used, must:\n  (i) not be the only kind of footage used;\n  (ii) be visually relevant to the news item;\n  (iii) be recently obtained or provide a different perspective to the news item; and\n  (iv) not be extensively used unless it is directly relevant to the news item.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Material of local significance","content":"#### 6 Material of local significance\n\n  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), material that is broadcast to a local area is material of local significance if it relates directly to:\n    (a) the local area; or\n    (b) the licensee’s licence area.\n\n> Note: Material of local significance may accumulate 1, 2 or 3 points per minute, depending on the characteristics of the material. See subsection 61CY(3) if the Act and section 9 of this determination.\n\n  (2) Material in the form of advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, is not material of local significance unless it is a community service announcement.\n\n> Note: Subsections 61CY(7) and (8) of the Act limit the way community service announcements may be counted towards points accumulated for a licence during a timing period.\n\n  (3) Material (including a station promotion) that constitutes an announcement that material of local significance will appear later is not material of local significance.","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local area","content":"#### Part 2—Material of local significance\n\n#### 6 Material of local significance\n\n  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), material that is broadcast to a local area is material of local significance if it relates directly to:\n    (a) the local area; or\n    (b) the licensee’s licence area.\n\n> Note: Material of local significance may accumulate 1, 2 or 3 points per minute, depending on the characteristics of the material. See subsection 61CY(3) if the Act and section 9 of this determination.\n\n  (2) Material in the form of advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, is not material of local significance unless it is a community service announcement.\n\n> Note: Subsections 61CY(7) and (8) of the Act limit the way community service announcements may be counted towards points accumulated for a licence during a timing period.\n\n  (3) Material (including a station promotion) that constitutes an announcement that material of local significance will appear later is not material of local significance.\n\n#### Part 3—Local area\n\n#### 7 Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  The local area for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence specified in column 1 of the following table is the area referred to in column 2 of the corresponding row.\n\n| Column 1 – Service Licence Number | Column 2 – Local area                                                                                                                                                          |\n| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 113, 115 or 116                   | 5 of the 7 areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 94, 95 or 96                      | 4 of the 5 areas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 85, 90 or 99                      | Each of the areas set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 103 or 107                        | Each of the areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 104                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘North Central Victoria’ and ‘South West Victoria’                                                                      |\n| 106                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘Upper Murray & Goulburn Valley’ and ‘Gippsland’                                                                        |\n| 132, 133 or 1150806               | The area identical to the licence area for that licenceNote: The licence area for licences 132, 133 and 1150806 is set out in the Television Licence Area Plan (Tasmania) 2012 |\n\n#### 8 Local area for regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the local area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is the area identical to the licence area for that licence.\n  Note 1: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is set out in the relevant licence area plan made under subsection 26(1B) of the Act.\n  Note 2: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence covered by subsection (1) is, at the time of making this instrument, set out in whichever is applicable of the following instruments:\n\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Broken Hill) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Darwin) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Griffith and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mount Gambier/South East) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote and Regional Western Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote Central and Eastern Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Riverland) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Spencer Gulf) 2011\n\n  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area Remote and Regional WA TV1. The local area for such a licence is the combined area of the following licence areas:\n    (a) Geraldton TV1;\n    (b) Kalgoorlie TV1; and\n    (c) South West and Great Southern TV1.\n\n#### Part 4—Additional requirements for certain material of local significance\n\n#### 9 Additional requirements to accumulate 3 points per minute\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (d) of item 1 in the table in subsection 61CY(3) of the Act, the following additional requirements are specified:\n  (a) the news item must relate directly to the local area; and\n  (b) the depiction of people, places or things must predominantly consist of moving images; and\n  (c) when considering the news item as a whole, file footage, if used, must:\n  (i) not be the only kind of footage used;\n  (ii) be visually relevant to the news item;\n  (iii) be recently obtained or provide a different perspective to the news item; and\n  (iv) not be extensively used unless it is directly relevant to the news item.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences","content":"#### 7 Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  The local area for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence specified in column 1 of the following table is the area referred to in column 2 of the corresponding row.\n\n| Column 1 – Service Licence Number | Column 2 – Local area                                                                                                                                                          |\n| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 113, 115 or 116                   | 5 of the 7 areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 94, 95 or 96                      | 4 of the 5 areas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 85, 90 or 99                      | Each of the areas set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 103 or 107                        | Each of the areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 104                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘North Central Victoria’ and ‘South West Victoria’                                                                      |\n| 106                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘Upper Murray & Goulburn Valley’ and ‘Gippsland’                                                                        |\n| 132, 133 or 1150806               | The area identical to the licence area for that licenceNote: The licence area for licences 132, 133 and 1150806 is set out in the Television Licence Area Plan (Tasmania) 2012 |","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Local area for regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences","content":"#### 8 Local area for regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the local area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is the area identical to the licence area for that licence.\n  Note 1: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is set out in the relevant licence area plan made under subsection 26(1B) of the Act.\n  Note 2: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence covered by subsection (1) is, at the time of making this instrument, set out in whichever is applicable of the following instruments:\n\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Broken Hill) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Darwin) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Griffith and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mount Gambier/South East) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote and Regional Western Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote Central and Eastern Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Riverland) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Spencer Gulf) 2011\n\n  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area Remote and Regional WA TV1. The local area for such a licence is the combined area of the following licence areas:\n    (a) Geraldton TV1;\n    (b) Kalgoorlie TV1; and\n    (c) South West and Great Southern TV1.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Additional requirements for certain material of local significance","content":"#### Part 2—Material of local significance\n\n#### 6 Material of local significance\n\n  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), material that is broadcast to a local area is material of local significance if it relates directly to:\n    (a) the local area; or\n    (b) the licensee’s licence area.\n\n> Note: Material of local significance may accumulate 1, 2 or 3 points per minute, depending on the characteristics of the material. See subsection 61CY(3) if the Act and section 9 of this determination.\n\n  (2) Material in the form of advertising or sponsorship matter, whether or not of a commercial kind, is not material of local significance unless it is a community service announcement.\n\n> Note: Subsections 61CY(7) and (8) of the Act limit the way community service announcements may be counted towards points accumulated for a licence during a timing period.\n\n  (3) Material (including a station promotion) that constitutes an announcement that material of local significance will appear later is not material of local significance.\n\n#### Part 3—Local area\n\n#### 7 Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  The local area for a regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence specified in column 1 of the following table is the area referred to in column 2 of the corresponding row.\n\n| Column 1 – Service Licence Number | Column 2 – Local area                                                                                                                                                          |\n| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| 113, 115 or 116                   | 5 of the 7 areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 94, 95 or 96                      | 4 of the 5 areas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee                                                                                                       |\n| 85, 90 or 99                      | Each of the areas set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 103 or 107                        | Each of the areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1                                                                                                                              |\n| 104                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘North Central Victoria’ and ‘South West Victoria’                                                                      |\n| 106                               | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘Upper Murray & Goulburn Valley’ and ‘Gippsland’                                                                        |\n| 132, 133 or 1150806               | The area identical to the licence area for that licenceNote: The licence area for licences 132, 133 and 1150806 is set out in the Television Licence Area Plan (Tasmania) 2012 |\n\n#### 8 Local area for regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences\n\n  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the local area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is the area identical to the licence area for that licence.\n  Note 1: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence is set out in the relevant licence area plan made under subsection 26(1B) of the Act.\n  Note 2: The licence area for a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence covered by subsection (1) is, at the time of making this instrument, set out in whichever is applicable of the following instruments:\n\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Broken Hill) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Darwin) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Griffith and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mildura/Sunraysia) 2012\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Mount Gambier/South East) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote and Regional Western Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Remote Central and Eastern Australia) 2013\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Riverland) 2011\n  Television Licence Area Plan (Spencer Gulf) 2011\n\n  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area Remote and Regional WA TV1. The local area for such a licence is the combined area of the following licence areas:\n    (a) Geraldton TV1;\n    (b) Kalgoorlie TV1; and\n    (c) South West and Great Southern TV1.\n\n#### Part 4—Additional requirements for certain material of local significance\n\n#### 9 Additional requirements to accumulate 3 points per minute\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (d) of item 1 in the table in subsection 61CY(3) of the Act, the following additional requirements are specified:\n  (a) the news item must relate directly to the local area; and\n  (b) the depiction of people, places or things must predominantly consist of moving images; and\n  (c) when considering the news item as a whole, file footage, if used, must:\n  (i) not be the only kind of footage used;\n  (ii) be visually relevant to the news item;\n  (iii) be recently obtained or provide a different perspective to the news item; and\n  (iv) not be extensively used unless it is directly relevant to the news item.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Additional requirements to accumulate 3 points per minute","content":"#### 9 Additional requirements to accumulate 3 points per minute\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (d) of item 1 in the table in subsection 61CY(3) of the Act, the following additional requirements are specified:\n  (a) the news item must relate directly to the local area; and\n  (b) the depiction of people, places or things must predominantly consist of moving images; and\n  (c) when considering the news item as a whole, file footage, if used, must:\n  (i) not be the only kind of footage used;\n  (ii) be visually relevant to the news item;\n  (iii) be recently obtained or provide a different perspective to the news item; and\n  (iv) not be extensively used unless it is directly relevant to the news item.","sortOrder":12}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates within the statutory power conferred by subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. It specifies definitions, local areas and counting criteria for local material but does not expand or narrow the Act’s authorised coverage; it translates statutory points‑based obligations into concrete geographic and content rules (see sections 4, 6–9)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (authority under s61CZ(1); points framework in subsection 61CY(3) and related subsections) increase legal interdependence.","Multiple licence‑specific local‑area rules (sections 7–8 and Schedule 1 references) create varied geographic treatments across licences.","Scoring mechanics (1, 2 or 3 points per minute) tied to content characteristics require granular editorial and logging procedures (section 6 and section 9).","Exclusions and exceptions (advertising/sponsorship, community service announcements, station promotions) add conditional complexity (section 6(2)–(3)).","Detailed file‑footage constraints for highest score (recentness, relevance, not sole footage, limited use) impose evidentiary and editorial standards (section 9(c)).","References to other instruments and licence area plans (section 5 and notes to section 8) create external dependencies for precise scope.","Discretion for some licensees to choose among listed areas (sections 7 entries) creates administrative decisions that affect compliance footprint."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination sets out how regional commercial TV licence-holders must classify and count “material of local significance.” It specifies which geographic area counts as a licence’s local area (with some licences allowed to choose among listed areas), excludes advertising from counting (except certain community service announcements), and sets rules for when news and footage attract higher points — including limits on use of file footage. Who it affects: regional aggregated and non‑aggregated commercial television licensees, who must adapt programming and recording practices to meet points-based obligations."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears focused on its original purpose of defining local content requirements for regional broadcasters. The scope remains tightly constrained to operationalising the points system established in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (sections 6, 26, 61CU, 61CY, 61CZ) and various Television Licence Area Plans","Nested conditional logic in section 9 with four separate sub-requirements for file footage usage","Table-based mapping of licence numbers to geographic areas requiring reference to Schedule 1 (not fully included in extract)","Exception to exception structure in section 8 (general rule for non-aggregated licences, then exception for Remote and Regional WA TV1)","Defined terms rely heavily on external instruments (9 different Licence Area Plans from 2011-2013)","Points accumulation system (1, 2, or 3 points per minute) is defined in the parent Act but referenced throughout"],"plain_english_summary":"This Determination sets what counts as “local” TV content for regional commercial broadcasters, defining local-significant material, mapping local licence areas, and a points-per-minute quality system that rewards moving-image, recent, and relevant footage while tightly limiting reliance on archived “file” video. \n\nIt affects regional networks and their audiences by forcing genuinely local, fresh reporting rather than rebroadcast city news or overusing cheap archive footage, to meet licence requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018","history":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/broadcasting-services-local-programming-determination-2018/documents"}}