12Material of local significance—local content statements

12 Material of local significance—local content statements

(1) For each relevant business day after the commencement of this instrument, a licensee must compile a local content statement in relation to the material of local significance that is to be broadcast in its licence area during daytime hours on that relevant business day.

(2) A local content statement must record the material of local significance to be broadcast on a relevant business day by setting out the regular program schedule for each day of the week.

(3) A local content statement made under subsection (2), must state:

1. which programs or parts of programs are material of local significance;
2. whether the material was produced in, hosted in, or relates to the licence area; and
3. the date or time period covered by the statement.

Note: For paragraph (3)(c), the time period covered by a local content statement might be indicated by a reference such as ‘July to September 2024’ or ‘week commencing 8 July 2024’.

(4) The licensee must make its current local content statement available to the public by either:

1. publishing local content statements on its website; or
2. providing copies of local content statements to any person, on request.

(5) If the ACMA asks the licensee in writing for access to a local content statement kept under this section, the licensee must comply with the request as soon as practicable.

(6) The licensee must keep a copy of a local content statement for the greater of:

1. 18 months starting on the day after the broadcast; and
2. another period specified by the ACMA, in writing.

Note: This subsection does not affect any other requirement of the licensee to retain records in relation to material that it broadcasts (see, for example, Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act).