218Channel sharing

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.