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BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2001 NO. 23, 2001 - SCHEDULE 2

- Amendment of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

1 Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

datacasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

2 Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

datacasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

3 After section 6

Insert:

(1) If:

(a)
the Corporation applies for a datacasting licence; and

(b)
the licence is allocated to the Corporation;

then, in addition to the functions conferred on the Corporation under section 6, the Corporation has the function of providing a datacasting service under, and in accordance with the conditions of, the licence.

(2) However, subsection (1) is not intended to impose any obligation on the Corporation, in relation to the provision of such a service, beyond that imposed on the Corporation as holder of such a licence.
4 Paragraph 8(1)(e)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(e)
to develop codes of practice relating to:

(i)
programming matters; and
(ii)
if the Corporation has the function of providing a datacasting service under section 6A—that service;
and to notify those codes to the Australian Broadcasting Authority.

1 Section 3

Insert:

datacasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

2 Section 3

Insert:

datacasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 .

3 After section 6

Insert:

(1) If:

(a)
the SBS applies for a datacasting licence; and

(b)
the licence is allocated to the SBS;

then, in addition to the functions conferred on the SBS under section 6, the SBS has the function of providing a datacasting service under, and in accordance with the conditions of, the licence.

(2) However, subsection (1) is not intended to impose any obligation on the SBS, in relation to the provision of such a service, beyond that imposed on the SBS as holder of such a licence.
4 Paragraph 10(1)(j)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(j)
to develop codes of practice relating to:

(i)
programming matters; and
(ii)
if the SBS has the function of providing a datacasting service under section 6A—that service;
and to notify those codes to the Australian Broadcasting Authority.



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