Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2005

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Department of Communications and the Arts

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Broadcasting Services Act 1992

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F2005L03716

29 November 2005 - 31 December 2009

Table of contents

1 Name of standard
2 Commencement
3 Revocation of previous Australian Content Standard
4 Object of standard
5 What this standard does
7 What is an Australian program
9 Australian transmission quota
10 Australian drama programs requirement
11 What is the drama score for an Australian drama program
12 Australian C drama — first release programs (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) and section 12A, a licensee must broadcast, in each succeeding period of 3 years, in the C band, first release Australian C Dramas of at least 96 hours in duration. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) and section 12A, a licensee must broadcast, in each year, in the C band, first release Australian C Dramas of at least 25 hours in duration. (3) The duration of a first release Australian C Drama that is: (a) a feature film or telemovie of at least 80 minutes in length (excluding advertising or sponsorship matter); and (b) broadcast in prime time; is taken to be three times its actual duration. (4) If: (a) a licensee broadcasts more than the required minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas in a period of 3 years in accordance with subsection (1); and (b) in the third year of the period of 3 years: (i) the licensee broadcasts one or more first release Australian C Drama series; and (ii) in relation to the last set of episodes of a first release Australian C Drama series to commence in that year, the licensee broadcasts in that year every episode in that set of episodes; the number of hours broadcast by the licensee exceeding the required minimum number of hours, up to a maximum actual duration of 7 hours, will be taken to have been broadcast in the first year of the succeeding period of 3 years. Note Duration, for a program, prime time and set of episodes are defined in section 6. 12A Australian C Drama — deferment of quota hours (1) This section applies if: a licensee or a program supplier has a legally binding agreement with an independent producer for the provision of first release Australian C Dramas; and the independent producer fails to provide one or more of the Australian C Dramas in accordance with the agreement in the third year of a 3 year period under subsection 12 (1) (the current 3-year quota period). The minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas that a licensee must broadcast in the current 3-year quota period under subsection 12 (1) is reduced by: (a) if the number of make-up hours is less than 7 hours – the number of make-up hours; or (b) if the number of make-up hours is 7 hours or greater – 7 hours. The minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas that a licensee must broadcast in the C band in the third year of the current 3-year quota period under subsection 12 (2) is reduced by: (a) if the number of make-up hours is less than 7 hours – the number of make-up hours; or (b) if the number of make-up hours is 7 hours or greater – 7 hours. In the 3 year period following the current 3-year quota period (the subsequent 3-year quota period), the minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas that a licensee must broadcast in the subsequent 3-year quota period under subsection 12 (1) is increased by: (a) if the number of make-up hours is less than 7 hours – the number of make-up hours; or (b) if the number of make-up hours is 7 hours or greater – 7 hours. The minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas that a licensee must broadcast in the first year of the subsequent 3-year quota period under subsection 12 (2) is increased by: (a) if the number of make-up hours is less than 7 hours – the number of make-up hours; or (b) if the number of make-up hours is 7 hours or greater – 7 hours. For the avoidance of doubt, if this section applies in the third year of the subsequent 3-year quota period the minimum number of hours of first release Australian C Dramas that a licensee must broadcast referred to in subsection (2) is the minimum number of hours calculated in accordance with subsection (4). For subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), the number of make-up hours is the total duration of Australian C Dramas that the independent producer has failed to provide had that program or those programs been broadcast by the licensee.
13 Australian children’s drama — repeat programs
14 C programs (Australian children’s programs) (1) For each licensee in each year, the C programs contained in at least 50% of the total time occupied by C periods must be first release Australian C programs. (2) For subsection (1), the time occupied by a first release Australian C Drama that is: (a) a feature film or telemovie of at least 80 minutes in length (excluding advertising or sponsorship matter); and (b) broadcast in prime time; is taken to be three times its actual duration. (3) For subsection (1), any make up hours broadcast by a licensee in the first year of a 3-year quota period mentioned in section 12A will be taken to have been broadcast in the third year of the preceding 3-year quota period. Note At least 260 hours of C material must be broadcast each year in accordance with CTS 3. 15 P programs (Australian preschool programs)
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18 Programs other than Australian programs recognised by this standard in fulfilment of Australia’s international obligations
19 What is a New Zealand program
20 What is an Australian/New Zealand program

Broadcasting Services (Australian Content) Standard 2005

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