Commonwealth legislation

Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) 2012

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The Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) 2012 defines the geographic licence area and technical planning parameters for television services in the Sydney region. It sets the boundaries and schedules that broadcasters, licence‑holders and technical planners must follow; later variations (2013, 2014, 2016) and a 2017 consequential instrument updated those boundaries and technical rules. This matters because those definitions determine where licences and technical obligations apply and create compliance and planning costs for affected parties.

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Endnotes

Endnote 1 – About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

Endnote 2 (Abbreviation key) sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Endnote 3 (Legislation history) provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

Endnote 4 (Amendment history) provides information about the amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level and includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

It also includes information about any misdescribed amendment (that is, an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made). If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history. If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad. = added or inserted
am. = amended
rep. = repealedrs. = repealed and substituted

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Title	Date of registration	Date ofcommencement	Application, saving ortransitional provisions
Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) 2012	11 December 2012 (see F2012L02396)	4 December 2013	-
Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) Variation 2013	7 November 2013 (see F2013L01903)	4 December 2013	-
Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) Variation 2014	19 December 2014 (see F2014L01770)	20 December 2014	-
Television Licence Area Plan (Sydney) Variation 2015 (No. 1)	4 January 2016 (see F2016L00007)	5 January 2016	-
Broadcasting Services (Technical Planning) Guidelines (Consequential Amendments) Instrument 2017 (No. 1)	29 September 2017 (see F2017L01299)	30 September 2017	-

Note: Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
Section 5	am. 2017 No 1.
Section 6	am. 2017 No 1.
Section 7	am. 2017 No 1.
Schedule 1	am. 2014 No. 1.
Clause 1	am. 2014 No. 1.
Clause 2	am. 2014 No. 1.
Clause 3	am. 2014 No. 1.
Schedule 2
Clause 1	am. 2014 No. 1.
Clause 2	am. 2014 No. 1.
Schedule 3
Clause 1
Clause 2	am. 2013 No. 1; am. 2014 No. 1; rep. 2015 No. 1.

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