Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Amendment Technical Standard 2021 (No.1)

 

The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following standard under subsections 130B (1) and 130B (7) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Dated: 30 April 2021

James Cameron

[signed]

Member

 

Cathy Rainsford

[signed]

Member/General Manager

 

Australian Communications and Media Authority

 

 

1  Name

  This is the Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Amendment Technical Standard 2021 (No.1).

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the later of the following:

(a)    at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation; or

(b)    on the commencement of Schedule 9 to the Radiocommunications (Reform and Modernisation) Act 2020.

Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at www.legislation.gov.au.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 130B (1) and 130B (7) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4  Amendments

  The instrument specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.

 

Schedule 1—Amendments

Broadcasting Services (Parental Lock) Technical Standard 2020 (F2020L01182)

1  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

digital mode means broadcast or transmitted using a digital modulation technique.

domestic digital television receiver means domestic reception equipment that:

 (a) is not a handheld device; and

 (b) is capable of receiving television programs broadcast or transmitted in:

 (i) SDTV digital mode; or

 (ii) HDTV digital mode.

2  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

HDTV digital mode means broadcast or transmitted in digital mode in a high definition format.

3  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

SDTV digital mode means broadcast or transmitted in digital mode in a standard definition format.

4  Subsection 5(1) (paragraph (c) of the note to the definition of program classification information)

Omit service;, substitute service.

5  Subsection 5(1), (paragraph (d) of the note to the definition of program classification information)

Repeal the paragraph.

6  After subsection 5(2)

Add:

 (3) For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of domestic digital television receiver in subsection (1), disregard clause 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act.