Part 1Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This is the Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018.

2 Commencement

This determination commences at the start of whichever is the later of the following days: (a) the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; or (b) 17 April 2018.

Note 1: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed at www.legislation.gov.au.

Note 2: Both of the events referred to in this section must occur before this determination commences.

3 Authority

This determination is made under subsection 61CZ(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Definitions

In this determination:

Act means Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

file footage means any footage other than:

(a) live footage; or

(b) footage that has been specifically obtained for the purpose of accompanying the broadcast of the news material in question.

licensee means, for a licence to which this determination relates, the holder of the licence.

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

(a) licence area;
(b) licence area plan;
(c) regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence;
(d) regional non-aggregated commercial television broadcasting licence; and
(e) timing period.

(See sections 6 and 61CU of the Act).