Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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This determination sets the deadline for TV broadcasters in the Mildura/Sunraysia region (covering parts of north-western Victoria and south-western New South Wales) to switch off their analog television signals.
During the "simulcast period", broadcasters transmit both old analog and new digital signals at the same time, giving households time to upgrade their equipment. This document specifies that this dual-broadcast period for the Mildura/Sunraysia licence area ends on 30 June 2010, after which only digital signals will be transmitted.
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Why this matters: After the deadline, analog TVs will no longer receive broadcasts unless connected to a set-top box or other digital equipment. This is part of Australia's broader transition from analog to digital television.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Area) Determination (No. 2) 2009.
I, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, make the following Determination under subclause 6A(2) of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Dated 2 November 2009
STEPHEN CONROY
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
This Determination is the Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Area) Determination (No. 2) 2009.
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
In this Determination:
Mildura/Sunraysia licence area is the area determined by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in the Licence Area Plan Mildura/Sunraysia Television and Radio made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; and
simulcast period has the same meaning as paragraphs (a) and (c) of the definition of ‘simulcast period’ in clause 2 of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
The simulcast period for the Mildura/Sunraysia licence area is to run until 30 June 2010.
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I, STEPHEN MICHAEL CONROY, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, make the following Determination under subclause 6A(2) of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
Dated 2 November 2009
STEPHEN CONROY
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
This Determination is the Broadcasting Services (Simulcast Period for Mildura/Sunraysia Licence Area) Determination (No. 2) 2009.
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
In this Determination:
Mildura/Sunraysia licence area is the area determined by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in the Licence Area Plan Mildura/Sunraysia Television and Radio made under subsection 26(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; and
simulcast period has the same meaning as paragraphs (a) and (c) of the definition of ‘simulcast period’ in clause 2 of Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
The simulcast period for the Mildura/Sunraysia licence area is to run until 30 June 2010.