The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this instrument under subsection 19(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated 20 April 2011

Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member

Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1 Name of instrument

  This instrument is the Broadcasting Services Clarification Notice 2001 Variation 2011 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Variation of Broadcasting Services Clarification Notice 2001

  Schedule 1 varies the Broadcasting Services Clarification Notice 2001.

Schedule 1 Variation

(section 3)

[1] Section 8

Omit the section, including the heading

Insert

8 Pre-recorded, regularly repeated audio content

(1) This section applies if the broadcasting service has the following characteristics:

(a) the content of the broadcasting service consists solely of not more than four hours of pre-recorded material, which is repeated in the same order; and

(b) the material is not updated or otherwise varied more than once in any week.

Comment

A service of this kind is also known as a pre-recorded, regularly repeated audio content service.

(2) The broadcasting service is an open narrowcasting service.

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