Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 3352

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated 19 December 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology

and the Arts

1Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 January 2003.

3Amendment of Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Broadcasting Services (Digital Television Standards) Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Schedule 1, after clause 2

insert

2APhase-in day

For this Schedule, the phase-in day, for a licensee who is required to transmit a version of a commercial television broadcasting service in SDTV digital mode in an area, is the later of:

1. (a)

   30 June 2003; and

2. (b)

   the day 2 years after the day on which the licensee is required to begin such a transmission.

[2]Schedule 1, paragraph 3 (b)

substitute

1. (b)

   in any event, not later than the phase-in day.

[3]Schedule 1, clause 4

omit

After the end of the 2-year period that is mentioned in paragraph 3 (b), a licensee

insert

After the phase-in day for a licensee mentioned in clause 2A, the licensee

[4]Schedule 2, after clause 2

2APhase-in day

For this Schedule, the phase-in day, for a national broadcaster who is required to transmit a version of a national television broadcasting service in SDTV digital mode in a coverage area, is the later of:

1. (a)

   30 June 2003; and

2. (b)

   the day 2 years after the day on which the broadcaster is required to begin such a transmission.

[5]Schedule 2, paragraph 3 (b)

substitute

1. (b)

   in any event, not later than the phase-in day.

[6]Schedule 2, clause 4

omit

After the end of the 2-year period that is mentioned in paragraph 3 (b), a national broadcaster

insert

After the phase-in day for a national broadcaster mentioned in clause 2A, the broadcaster

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 313.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette