6Documents about technical matters

6 Documents about technical matters

(1) the ACMA must prepare a document explaining the technical assumptions to which it will have regard when considering whether the transmission of a commercial television broadcasting service in SDTV digital mode will achieve the same level of coverage and potential reception quality as is achieved by the transmission of that service in analog mode.

Note Establishing the same level of coverage and potential reception quality for transmissions is one of the objectives of this scheme: see Act, paragraph 6 (3) (f) of Schedule 4.

(2) the ACMA may also prepare a document explaining other general technical assumptions to which it will have regard when preparing or making a digital channel plan under Division 2.

(3) If the ACMA prepares a document, it must publish a notice explaining where copies of the document may be obtained.

(4) the ACMA may, at any time, vary a document it has prepared.

(5) If the ACMA varies the document, it must publish a notice explaining where copies of the variation (or the document as varied) may be obtained.