Broadcasting Services Local Programming Determination 2018
Part 2Material of local significance
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Part 2—Material of local significance
6 Material of local significance
(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: (a) the local area; or (b) the licensee’s licence area.
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.
(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.
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.
(3) Material (including a station promotion) that constitutes an announcement that material of local significance will appear later is not material of local significance.
Part 3—Local area
7 Local area for regional aggregated commercial television broadcasting licences
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.
| Column 1 – Service Licence Number | Column 2 – Local area |
|---|---|
| 113, 115 or 116 | 5 of the 7 areas set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee |
| 94, 95 or 96 | 4 of the 5 areas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1, chosen by the licensee |
| 85, 90 or 99 | Each of the areas set out in Part 3 of Schedule 1 |
| 103 or 107 | Each of the areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 |
| 104 | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘North Central Victoria’ and ‘South West Victoria’ |
| 106 | The areas set out in Part 4 of Schedule 1 and entitled ‘Upper Murray & Goulburn Valley’ and ‘Gippsland’ |
| 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 |