a licence area in which is situated the General Post Office of the capital city of any of the following States:

New South Wales;

Victoria;

Queensland;

Western Australia;

South Australia; nor

the licence area known as Western Suburbs Sydney RA1.

if:

the ACMA, by legislative instrument, specifies a period in relation to one or more specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees; and

the period does not exceed 5 weeks; and

the licensees specified in the instrument consist of or include the licensee;

if:

paragraph (a) does not apply; and

the ACMA, by legislative instrument, specifies 2 periods in relation to one or more specified regional commercial radio broadcasting licensees; and

the periods, in aggregate, do not exceed 5 weeks; and

the licensees specified in the instrument consist of or include the licensee;

if:

neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies; and

the ACMA, by legislative instrument, specifies a period; and

the period does not exceed 5 weeks;

if:

none of paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) apply; and

the ACMA, by legislative instrument, specifies 2 periods; and

the periods, in aggregate, do not exceed 5 weeks;

if:

none of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) apply; and

the licensee, by written notice given to the ACMA, specifies a period; and

the period does not exceed 5 weeks;

if:

none of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) apply; and

the licensee, by written notice given to the ACMA, specifies 2 periods; and

the periods, in aggregate, do not exceed 5 weeks;

if none of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) apply—the 5-week period beginning on the second Sunday in December each financial year.

a period that occurs only once; or

a recurring period.

the start of the next local content exemption period that, disregarding the notice, would be applicable to the licensee giving the notice; and

whichever of the following times is applicable:

in the case of a notice under paragraph (1)(e)—the start of the period specified in the notice;

in the case of a notice under paragraph (1)(f)—the start of the earlier of the periods specified in the notice.

(a) a regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee gives the ACMA a notice under subsection (1) (the earlier notice) in a financial year; and

(b) the licensee gives the ACMA another notice under subsection (1) (the later notice) in a later financial year; and

the later notice is expressed to replace the earlier notice;

a regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee gives the ACMA a revocation notice under subsection (7); and

the revocation results in paragraph (1)(g) applying to the licensee;

(a) definition of metropolitan licence area;

(b) definition of regional commercial radio broadcasting licence;

(c) definition of regional licence area.

(a) definition of approved local content plan;

(b) definition of draft local content plan.

the bulletins are broadcast during prime-time hours;

the bulletins adequately reflect matters of local significance;

none of the bulletins consists wholly of material that has previously been broadcast in the licence area concerned.

(a) definition of metropolitan licence area;

(b) definition of news bulletin;

(c) definition of regional commercial radio broadcasting licence;

(d) definition of regional licence area.

minimum business day service standards for local news;

minimum weekly service standards for local news;

minimum business day service standards for local weather;

minimum weekly service standards for local community service announcements;

minimum weekly service standards for emergency warnings;

if a declaration is in force under subsection 61CE(10)—minimum business day service standards for designated local content programs.

minimum business day service standards for local news;

minimum business day service standards for local weather;

if a declaration is in force under subsection 61CE(10)—minimum business day service standards for designated local content programs;

minimum weekly service standards for local news;

minimum weekly service standards for local community service announcements;

minimum weekly service standards for emergency warnings;

the local news target number; or

if the average business-day number of eligible local news bulletins broadcast under the licence during the benchmark year is a number greater than the local news target number—the greater number.

1; or

if the Minister, by legislative instrument, declares that a greater number is the local news target number—the greater number.

1; or

if the Minister, by legislative instrument, declares that a greater number is the local weather target number—the greater number.

1; or

if the Minister, by legislative instrument, declares that a greater number is the local community service target number—the greater number.

on one or more occasions during that week, one or more emergency service agencies asked the licensee to broadcast emergency warnings, and the licensee broadcast those warnings as and when asked to do so by those emergency service agencies; or

there was no occasion during that week when an emergency service agency asked the licensee to broadcast an emergency warning.

both:

a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence has occurred before the commencement of this section; and

90 days have passed since the commencement of this section; or

both:

a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence occurs after the commencement of this section; and

90 days have passed since the occurrence of the trigger event.

identifies the eligible local news bulletin or bulletins to be broadcast by the licensee on that business day; and

identifies the eligible local weather bulletin or bulletins to be broadcast by the licensee on that business day; and

contains such other information (if any) as is specified under subsection (4).

eligible local news bulletins;

eligible local weather bulletins.

make the statement available to the public by:

publishing the statement on the licensee’s website; or

providing copies of the statement to any person on request; and

do so until the end of the 18-month period that began on the business day.

both:

a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence has occurred before the commencement of this section; and

90 days have passed since the commencement of this section; or

both:

a trigger event for a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence occurs after the commencement of this section; and

90 days have passed since the occurrence of the trigger event.

give the ACMA any such information; and

do so within the period, and in the manner, specified in the notice.

the first week beginning after the commencement of this item; and

each later week.

the instrument had been made by the ACMA under paragraph 8AE(1)(a) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule); and

(b) the words “means a commercial radio broadcasting licence that has a regional licence area” were omitted from the definition of regional commercial radio broadcasting licence in section 3 of the instrument and the words “has the same meaning as in the Act” were substituted; and

the note were omitted from section 3 of the instrument; and

(d) each reference in Broadcasting Services Act 1992 were a reference to paragraph 8AE(1)(a) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule); andsection 4 of the instrument to subsection 43C(1A) of the

each reference in section 4 of the instrument to Monday were a reference to Sunday; and

subsections 5(1) and (2) of the instrument were omitted; and

(g) each reference in Broadcasting Services Act 1992 were a reference to paragraph 8AE(1)(a) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule); andsection 5 of the instrument (other than subsections 5(1) and (2) of the instrument) to subsection 61CD(2) of the

the reference in Schedule 1 to the instrument to subsections 4(1) and 5(1) of the instrument were a reference to subsection 4(1) of the instrument; and

the reference in Schedule 2 to the instrument to subsections 4(2) and 5(2) of the instrument were a reference to subsection 4(2) of the instrument.

(a) immediately before the commencement of this item, an instrument made by the ACMA under subsections 43C(1A) and 61CD(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 was in force; and

a regional commercial radio broadcasting licence is listed in column 2 of the table in Schedule 3 to the instrument;

apart from this section, a regional/remote commercial television broadcasting licensee did not comply with subsection 121G(2) for a calendar year; and

the regional/remote commercial television broadcasting licensee gives the ACMA a written notice that:

states that the regional/remote commercial television broadcasting licensee wants to rely on this section for the calendar year; and

specifies a particular metropolitan commercial television broadcasting licensee; and

is in a form approved in writing by the ACMA; and

the notice is given within:

(i) 30 days after the end of the calendar year; or

such longer period as the ACMA allows; and

the total number of hours of Australian programs that were transmitted by the regional/remote commercial television broadcasting licensee:

during targeted viewing hours in the calendar year; and

(ii) on such of its secondary commercial television broadcasting services as were equivalent to secondary commercial television broadcasting services of the metropolitan commercial television broadcasting licensee (the equivalent metropolitan secondary commercial television broadcasting services);

during targeted viewing hours in the calendar year; and

on the equivalent metropolitan secondary commercial television broadcasting services;

New South Wales; or

Victoria; or

Queensland; or

Western Australia; or

South Australia.

Northern New South Wales TV1;

Southern New South Wales TV1;

Regional Victoria TV1;

Eastern Victoria TV1;

Western Victoria TV1;

Regional Queensland TV1;

Tasmania TV1;

Broken Hill TV1;

Darwin TV1;

Geraldton TV1;

Griffith and MIA TV1;

Kalgoorlie TV1;

Mildura/Sunraysia TV1;

Mount Gambier/South East TV1;

Mt Isa TV1;

Riverland TV1;

South West and Great Southern TV1;

Spencer Gulf TV1;

Remote and Regional WA TV1;

Remote Central and Eastern Australia TV1;

Western Zone TV1;

South Eastern Australia TV3;

Northern Australia TV3;

Western Australia TV3;

Remote and Central Eastern Australia TV2.

the 2019 calendar year; and

each later calendar year.