Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

BROADCASTING SERVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 61AE

  (1)   For the purposes of this Division, a commercial television broadcasting service passes the shared content test at a particular time in relation to another commercial television broadcasting service if:

  (a)   the program content of at least 50% of the total number of hours of programs broadcast by the first - mentioned service during daytime/evening hours during the 6 - month period ending at that time;

were the same as:

  (b)   the program content of at least 50% of the total number of hours of programs broadcast by the other service during daytime/evening hours during the 6 - month period ending at that time.

  (2)   For the purposes of subsection   (1), ignore the following:

  (a)   advertising or sponsorship material (whether or not of a commercial kind);

  (b)   a promotion for a television program or a television broadcasting service;

  (c)   community information material or community promotional material;

  (d)   a news break or weather bulletin;

  (e)   any other similar material.