85Documents about technical matters

85 Documents about technical matters

(1) the ACMA may prepare a document explaining general technical assumptions to which it will have regard when preparing or making a digital channel plan under Division 3.

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

Note the ACMA’s options for publishing notices are in section 4.

(3) the ACMA may publish a notice stating that:

(a) a document prepared by the ACMA under subsection 6 (1) of the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999 is adopted as, and taken to be, a document prepared for this section; or

(b) a document prepared by the ACMA under subsection 6 (1) of this Scheme is adopted as, and taken to be, a document prepared for this section

Note A document prepared under subsection 6 (1) of the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999 or subsection 6 (1) of this Scheme explains technical assumptions to which the ACMA 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.

(4) the ACMA may publish a notice stating that:

(a) a document prepared by the ACMA under subsection 6 (2) or 91 (1) of the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999, and as in force when this Scheme commences, is adopted as, and taken to be, a document prepared for this section; or

(b) a document prepared by the ACMA under subsection 6 (2) of this Scheme, and as in force when this Scheme commences, is adopted as, and taken to be, a document prepared for this section

Note A document prepared under subsection 6 (2) or 91 (1) of the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999 or subsection 6 (2) of this Scheme explains general technical assumptions to which the ACMA will have regard when preparing or making a digital channel plan.

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

(6) 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.

Note the ACMA’s options for publishing the document are in section 4.

Division 3 Digital channel plan