Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2017

Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2017

made under subsection 8AD(3) of the

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:    30 November 2019

Includes amendments up to: F2019L01537

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Broadcasting Services (Deemed Digital Radio Licence Areas) Determination 2017 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 November 2019 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law.  Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au).  The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes.  For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law.  Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.  For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Federal Register of Legislation for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

1   Name

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

3   Authority

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

5   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.

7   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)

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.

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

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history