The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 138(1) of the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999.
Dated 23rd April 2010
Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member
Chris Cheah
[signed]
Member/General Manager
1 Name of Determination
This Determination is the Digital Television Commencement Date (Geraldton TV1, Kalgoorlie TV1 and Western Zone TV1 Licence Areas) Determination 2010.
2 Commencement
This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.
commercial television broadcasting licence has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Act.
commercial television broadcasting service has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Act.
Geraldton TV1 licence area has the same meaning as in the Licence Area Plan – Remote and Regional Western Australia (Television) – February 1997.
holder means a holder of a commercial television broadcasting licence.
Kalgoorlie TV1 licence area has the same meaning as in the Licence Area Plan – Remote and Regional Western Australia (Television) – February 1997.
Scheme means the Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999.
SDTV digital mode has the same meaning as in clause 4B of Schedule 4 to the Act.
Western Zone TV1 licence area has the same meaning as in the Licence Area Plan – Remote and Regional Western Australia (Television) – February 1997.
4 Determination – subsection 138 (1) of the Scheme
(1) The date determined to be the date by which each holder for each licence area specified in subsection (2) is required to commence transmitting the commercial television broadcasting service concerned in SDTV digital mode is 10 June 2010.
(2) The licence areas are:
(a) Geraldton TV1 licence area;
(b) Kalgoorlie TV1 licence area;
(c) Western Zone TV1 licence area.
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