10Material of local significance—local content statements

10 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:

(a) which programs or parts of programs are material of local significance;

(b) whether the material was produced in, hosted in, or relates to the licence area; and

(c) 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 2014’ or ‘week commencing 9 July 2014’.

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

(a) publishing local content statements on its website; or

(b) providing copies of local content statements to any person, on request.

(5) If the ACMA asks the licensee 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:

(a) 18 months starting on the day after the broadcast; and

(b) 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).