121GAustralian content—transmission quota

121G  Australian content—transmission quota

Programs transmitted on primary commercial television broadcasting service

 (1) A commercial television broadcasting licensee must ensure that, for:

 (a) the calendar year that began on 1 January 2013; and

 (b) each later calendar year;

the percentage worked out using the following formula is not less than 55%:

Start formula start fraction Total hours of Australian programs transmitted during the year over Total hours of programs transmitted during the year end fraction times 100 end formula

total hours of Australian programs transmitted during the year means the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted:

 (b) on the primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee.

total hours of programs transmitted during the year means the total number of hours of television programs transmitted:

 (b) on the primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee.

Programs transmitted otherwise than on primary commercial television broadcasting service

 (2) A commercial television broadcasting licensee must ensure that, for each calendar year beginning on or after 1 January 2015, the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted by the licensee:

 (b) otherwise than on the primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;

is not less than 1,460.

Note: See also section 121H (which deals with compliance by regional/remote commercial television broadcasting licensees).

 (3) For the purposes of the application of subsection (2) to a commercial television broadcasting licensee, if a first release Australian drama program was transmitted by the licensee:

 (a) during targeted viewing hours in a calendar year; and

 (b) otherwise than on the primary commercial television broadcasting service provided by the licensee;

assume that the duration of the program was twice as long as the actual duration of the program.

Targeted viewing hours

 (4) For the purposes of this section, targeted viewing hours are the hours:

 (5) For the purposes of this section, if:

 (a) a television program consists of coverage of a sporting event; and

 (b) the program:

 (i) begins before midnight on a particular day (the first day); and

 (ii) ends on the next day;

the part of the program transmitted between midnight on the first day and 2 am on the next day is taken to have been transmitted during targeted viewing hours on the first day.