Commercial Television Conversion Scheme 1999

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Department of Communications and the Arts

This item is authorised by the following title:

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

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F2009C00189

17 March 2009 - 23 August 2011

Table of contents

1 Name of scheme [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Definitions — the dictionary etc
3A Application
4 Publication
5 Notes
6 Documents about technical matters
7 Digital channel plan
8 Content of digital channel plan
9 Preparing draft digital channel plan
10 Advertising draft digital channel plan
11 Revising draft digital channel plan
12 Making digital channel plan
13 Varying digital channel plan
14 Varying characteristics and plans
15 Purpose
17 Form of implementation plan
18 Application form for approval of implementation plan
19 Application form — essential content
20 Application form — optional content
25 Application for approval of implementation plan
27 Application date for implementation plans
28 Considering the implementation plan
29 Reduction in coverage and quality of analog transmission
30 Location of transmitters
31 Further information about application
32 Decision on application
33 New implementation plan
34 Date of effect of approved implementation plan
35 Register of approved implementation plans
36 Transmitter licence
37 Application form for approval of variation
38 Application for approval of variation
38A Holder must apply for variation in certain circumstances
38B Reduction in coverage and quality of analog transmission
39 Considering application for variation
40 Variation of implementation plan in a series
41 Decision on variation
42 Date of effect of variation
43 Register of approved implementation plans
44 Transmitter licence
45 No implementation plan
46 Use of transmission capacity for datacasting services
47 Starting SDTV digital transmissions (metropolitan licence area)
48 Starting SDTV digital transmissions (regional licence area)
49 Simulcast period
50 Surrender of transmitter licence (failure to commence SDTV digital transmission)
51 Surrender of transmitter licence (SDTV digital transmission does not continue throughout the simulcast period)
52 Surrender of transmitter licence (SDTV or HDTV requirements contravened)
53 Replacement transmitter licence after HDTV requirements contravened
53A Review of allocation of digital channels
53B Variation of digital channel plan
53C End of analog transmission in digital-only local market area and surrender of licences
53D New transmitter licences to be issued
54 Review of allocation
55 Allotment — variation of digital channel plan
56 Allotment — new digital channel plan
57 End of analog transmission and surrender of licences
58 Transmitter licences
59 Test transmissions
60 Application form for approval of testing
61 Application form — essential content
62 Application form — optional content
63 Application for approval to transmit on test basis
64 Considering decision
65 Further information about application
66 Decision on application
67 Application of Subdivision D
68 Allocation of spectrum
69 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
70 Application of Subdivision E
71 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
72 Application of Subdivision F
73 Allocation of spectrum
74 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
75 Test data
76 Division 11 does not apply to testing
77 Application form for approval to transmit before start of simulcast period
78 Application form — content
79 Application for approval to transmit before start of simulcast period
80 Considering decision on application
81 Further information about application
82 Decision on application
83 Transmitter licence — general
84 Transmitter licence — no application for approval of implementation plan by application date
85 Transmitter licence — unapproved application for approval of implementation plan by application date
86 Transmitter licence — no application, or unapproved application, for approval of implementation plan by start of simulcast period
87 Transmitter licence — starting before start date
88 Consultation with holders of commercial television broadcasting licences
89 Consultation with tower owners and tower operators
90 Policy objectives for Part B
91 Documents about technical matters
92 Digital channel plan
93 Content of digital channel plan
94 Preparing draft digital channel plan
95 Notice inviting comments on draft digital channel plan
96 Revising draft digital channel plan
97 Making digital channel plan
98 Varying digital channel plan
99 First digital channel plan
100 Purpose
101 Form of implementation plan
102 Application form for approval of implementation plan
103 Application form — essential content
104 Application form — optional content
105 Application for approval of implementation plan
106 Application dates — implementation plans
107 Considering the implementation plan
108 Reduction in coverage and quality of analog transmission
109 Location of transmitters
110 Further information about application
111 Decision on application
112 New implementation plan
113 Date of effect of approved implementation plan
114 Register of approved implementation plans
115 Transmitter licences
119 Application form for approval of variation
120 Application for approval of variation
120A Holder must apply for variation in certain circumstances
120B Reduction in coverage and quality of analog transmission
121 Considering application for variation
122 Variation of implementation plan in a series
123 Decision on variation
124 Date of effect of variation
125 Register of approved implementation plans
126 Transmitter licence
127 No implementation plan
128 Use of transmission capacity for datacasting services
138 Starting SDTV digital transmissions
139 Simulcast period
140 Surrender of transmitter licence (failure to commence SDTV digital transmission)
141 Surrender of transmitter licence (SDTV digital transmission does not continue throughout the simulcast period)
142 Surrender of transmitter licence (SDTV or HDTV requirements contravened)
143 Replacement transmitter licence after HDTV requirements contravened
143A Review of allocation of digital channels
143B Variation of digital channel plan
143C End of analog transmission in digital-only local market area and surrender of licences
143D New transmitter licences to be issued
144 Review of allocation
145 Allotment — variation of digital channel plan
146 Allotment — new digital channel plan
147 End of analog transmission and surrender of licences
148 Transmitter licences
149 Test transmissions
150 Application form for approval of testing
151 Application form — essential content
152 Application form — optional content
153 Application for approval to transmit on test basis
154 Considering decision
155 Further information about application
156 Decision on application
157 Application of Subdivision D
158 Allocation of spectrum
159 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
160 Application of Subdivision E
161 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
162 Application of Subdivision F
163 Allocation of spectrum
164 ACMA to issue transmitter licence
165 Test data
166 Division 11 does not apply to testing
167 Application form for approval to transmit before start of simulcast period
168 Application form — content
169 Application for approval to transmit before start of simulcast period
170 Considering decision on application
171 Further information about application
172 Decision on application
173 Transmitter licence — general
174 Action by ACMA if holder reduces quality or coverage of analog service — election under Act
175 Action by ACMA if holder not broadcasting identical programs in analog and digital modes before simulcast period has commenced
176 Digital Transmitter licences
178 Consultation with holders
179 Consultation with tower owners and tower operators
180 Consultation with owners and operators of satellite transmission facilities
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