5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

ancillary communication service means a separate supplementary information service carried on a modulated sub-carrier of an FM transmission.

FM radio band has the meaning given in the instrument made under section 33 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Note: At the time of making this instrument, the instrument referred to in this definition is the Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines 2017.

locality means a population cluster that is classified as a locality by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and described as such in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Edition 3, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Service means a radio broadcasting service transmitted in analog mode, and which is not made available only on payment of subscription fees (whether periodical or otherwise).

urban centre means a population cluster that is classified as an urban centre by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and described as such in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard, Edition 3, published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Note 1: The Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) classifies urban areas of Australia based on population density for statistical data purposes. The ASGS Edition 3 could, at the time of the making of this instrument be accessed for free at the following website: www.abs.gov.au .

Note 2: A number of other expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

ACMA;
broadcasting service;

(c) open narrowcasting service;
(d) transmitter licence.