Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Amendment Technical Standard 2021 (No.2)

Dated: 2 September 2021

Nerida O’Loughlin

[signed]

Member

Chris Jose

[signed]

Member/General Manager

1  Name

                   This is the Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Amendment Technical Standard 2021 (No.2).

2  Commencement

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

Note:    The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed, free of charge, at www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under subsections 130B (1) and 130B (7) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4  Amendments

                   The instrument specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Technical Standard 2020 (F2020L01182)

1  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

designated datacasting service has the meaning given by clause 2A of Schedule 6 to the Act.

2  Subsection 5(1), definition of domestic digital television receiver

Omit the definition, substitute:

domestic digital television receiver means domestic reception equipment that:

                     (a)  is not a hand‑held device; and

                     (b)  is capable of receiving one or more of the following:

                              (i)  television programs broadcast or transmitted in SDTV digital mode;

                             (ii)  television programs broadcast or transmitted in HDTV digital mode;

                            (iii)  a designated datacasting service provided under a datacasting licence, transmitted in SDTV digital mode;

                            (iv)  a designated datacasting service provided under a datacasting licence, transmitted in HDTV digital mode.

3  Subsection 5(1) (note to the subsection)

Before paragraph (c), insert:

            (ba)    datacasting licence;

4  Subsection 5(3)

Repeal the subsection.