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Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2017

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following Determination under subsection 8AD(3) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 1 December 2017

Nerida O’Loughlin

[signed]

Member

James Cameron

[signed]

Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1.                Name

This is the Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2017.

1.                Commencement

  This instrument commences at the start of the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

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               Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 8AD(3) of the Act.

4                 Repeal of the Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2007

  The Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2007 (Registration No. F2007L04381) is repealed.

1. Definitions

In this instrument Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

6                 Deemed licence areas

(1) For the purposes of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs 8AD(3)(a) to (c) of the Act and the application of the provisions and laws mentioned in paragraph 8AD(3)(d) of the Act to digital community radio broadcasting services, a licence area of a community radio broadcasting licence mentioned in an item in the Schedule is taken to be the same as the licence area of the commercial radio broadcasting licence mentioned in that item.

(2)   The licence area of a commercial radio broadcasting licence mentioned in column 3 of the Schedule may be identified using the information in column 4 of the Schedule.

1.                References to legislative instruments

In this instrument, unless the contrary intention appears a reference to any other legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time.

Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.

Note 2:       All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Schedule (section 6)

Item	Community Radio Broadcasting Licence Area	Commercial Radio Broadcasting Licence Area	Information
1	NSW Community RA1	Sydney RA1	The licence area for Sydney RA1 is at Attachment 1.1 to the Licence Area Plan – Sydney Radio (F2005B00628)
2	Victorian Community RA1	Melbourne RA1	The licence area for Melbourne RA1 is at Attachment 1.1 to the Licence Area Plan – Melbourne Radio (F2005B00815)
3	Darwin RA2	Darwin RA1	The licence area for Darwin RA1 is at Attachment 2.1 to the Licence Area Plan – Darwin Radio (F2005B00950)
4	Darwin RA3	Darwin RA1	The licence area for Darwin RA1 is at Attachment 2.1 to the Licence Area Plan – Darwin Radio (F2005B00950)
5	Canberra RA2	Canberra RA1	The licence area for Canberra RA1 is at Attachment 1.1 to the Licence Area Plan – Canberra Radio (F2005B00672)

Note   The letters and numbers included in parentheses following each legislative instrument mentioned in column 4 refer to the Federal Register of Legislation unique identifier for that legislative instrument.