Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000 (Cth)

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000 No. 108, 2000 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000 No. 108, 2000 An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s).................................. Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Part 1—Amendments Part 2—Transitional provisions Schedule 2—Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 Part 1—Amendments Part 2—Transitional provisions Schedule 3—Amendment of other Acts Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 Freedom of Information Act 1982 Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000 No. 108, 2000 An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes [Assented to 3 August 2000] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000. 2 Commencement (1) The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent: (a) sections 1, 2 and 3; (b) items 75, 137, 137A, 142 and 143 of Schedule 1. (1A) Subject to subsection (1B), items 134A to 134D (inclusive), 136A, 136B, 136D to 136J (inclusive), 139A, 139D and 139E of Schedule 1 commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. (1B) If items 134A to 134D (inclusive), 136A, 136B, 136D to 136J (inclusive), 139A, 139D and 139E of Schedule 1 do not commence under subsection (1A) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. (3) If the remaining provisions of this Act do not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, those provisions commence on the first day after the end of that period. 3 Schedule(s) Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Part 1—Amendments 1 Title After "broadcasting services", insert ", datacasting services". 2 After paragraph 3(1)(a) Insert: (aa) to promote the availability to audiences and users throughout Australia of a diverse range of datacasting services; and 2A After paragraph 3(1)(b) Insert: (ba) to provide a regulatory environment that will facilitate the development of a datacasting industry in Australia that is efficient, competitive and responsive to audience and user needs; and 2B After paragraph 3(1)(f) Insert: (fa) to promote the provision of high quality and innovative content by providers of datacasting services; and 2C At the end of subsection 3(1) Add: ; and (n) to ensure the maintenance and, where possible, the development of diversity, including public, community and indigenous broadcasting, in the Australian broadcasting system in the transition to digital broadcasting. 3 Subsection 4(1) After "broadcasting services" (wherever occurring), insert ", datacasting services". 4 Subsection 4(2) After "broadcasting services" (wherever occurring), insert "and datacasting services". 5 Subparagraph 4(2)(c)(i) After "broadcasting technologies", insert "and datacasting technologies,". 6 Paragraph 5(1)(a) After "broadcasting industry", insert ", the datacasting industry". 7 Subsection 6(1) (at the end of the definition of associate) Add: Note: Licence is given an extended meaning by this subsection. 8 Subsection 6(1) (definition of commercial radio broadcasting licence) After "a licence", insert "under Part 4". 9 Subsection 6(1) (definition of commercial television broadcasting licence) After "a licence", insert "under Part 4". 10 Subsection 6(1) (definition of community broadcasting licence) After "a licence", insert "under Part 6 or 6A". 11 Subsection 6(1) Insert: datacasting licence means a licence under Schedule 6 to provide a datacasting service. 12 Subsection 6(1) Insert: datacasting service means a service that delivers content: (a) whether in the form of text; or (b) whether in the form of data; or (c) whether in the form of speech, music or other sounds; or (d) whether in the form of visual images (animated or otherwise); or (e) whether in any other form; or (f) whether in any combination of forms; to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that content, where the delivery of the service uses the broadcasting services bands. 13 Subsection 6(1) Insert: datacasting transmitter licence has the same meaning as in the Radiocommunications Act 1992, and includes an authorisation under section 114 of that Act by the licensee of such a licence. 14 Subsection 6(1) (definition of licence) Repeal the definition, substitute: licence means: (a) in the definition of associate, section 7, Part 5 and Schedule 1: (i) a licence allocated by the ABA under this Act (other than a class licence); or (ii) a datacasting transmitter licence; and (b) in any other provision of this Act—a licence allocated by the ABA under this Act (other than a class licence). 15 Subsection 6(1) Insert: subscription television broadcasting licence means a licence under Part 7 to provide one or more subscription television broadcasting services. 16 At the end of section 7 Add: Note: Licence is given an extended meaning by subsection 6(1). 17 After section 8 Insert: 8A Captioning taken to be part of program (1) For the purposes of this Act, if a television program is captioned for the deaf and hearing impaired, the captioning is taken to be part of the program. (2) Subsection (1) is enacted for the avoidance of doubt. 17A At the end of section 18 Add: (2) A multi‑channelled national television broadcasting service (within the meaning of Schedule 4) is not an open narrowcasting service. 18 Section 28 Before "licences", insert "broadcasting". 19 At the end of section 28A Add "or 38B". Note: The heading to section 28A is altered by adding at the end "or 38B". 20 After subsection 34(4) Insert: (4A) Each part determined under subsection (3) must be 7 MHz. However, this rule does not prevent a particular part from being determined even if it adjoins: (a) another part that is also specified in the determination; or (b) 2 other parts that are also specified in the determination. 21 Subsection 34(5) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (5) For the purposes of the application of this section to the availability of the spectrum before 1 January 2007, a datacasting service is a datacasting service provided under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a datacasting licence. (6) For the purposes of the application of this section to the availability of the spectrum on or after 1 January 2007, a datacasting service is: (a) a datacasting service provided under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a datacasting licence; or (b) a datacasting service provided under any other licence allocated by the ABA under this Act; or (c) a datacasting service provided in accordance with a class licence. 22 At the end of subsection 38A(2) Add: , so long as: (a) all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) no licence for the licence area previously allocated under this section to the existing licensee has been cancelled because of a breach of the condition set out in paragraph 7(1)(i) of Schedule 2; (ii) no licence for the licence area previously held by the existing licensee has been cancelled because of a breach of the condition set out in subsection (9); (iii) no licence for the licence area previously held by the existing licensee has been surrendered; or (b) both: (i) paragraph (a) does not apply; and (ii) the ABA is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances. 23 After section 38A Insert: 38B Additional commercial television licences in 2‑station markets (1) If: (a) a particular licence area is the licence area of only 2 commercial television broadcasting licences (the parent licences) that are in force; and (b) neither of those licences was allocated under section 38A; and (c) an additional commercial television broadcasting licence can be allocated for the licence area; the existing licensees may, within 90 days after the designated time for the licence area, give to the ABA: (d) a joint written notice stating that: (i) a company specified in the notice (the joint‑venture company) will apply for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area; and (ii) the joint‑venture company is jointly owned by the existing licensees; and (iii) the joint‑venture company is formed in Australia or an external Territory and has a share capital; or (e) a joint written notice stating that each of the existing licensees will apply separately for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area; or (f) a joint written notice stating that only the existing licensee specified in the notice will apply for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area. Application by joint‑venture company (2) If a notice is given under paragraph (1)(d), the joint‑venture company may, within 12 months after the designated time for the licence area, apply in writing to the ABA for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area. Separate applications by existing licensees (3) If a notice is given under paragraph (1)(e), each existing licensee may, within 12 months after the designated time for the licence area, apply in writing to the ABA for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area. Application by only one of the existing licensees (4) If a notice is given under paragraph (1)(f), the existing licensee specified in the notice may, within 12 months after the designated time for the licence area, apply in writing to the ABA for an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for the licence area. Allocation of additional licence to joint‑venture company (5) As soon as practicable after receiving an application under subsection (2), the ABA must allocate an additional commercial television broadcasting licence to the joint‑venture company for the licence area, so long as the ABA is satisfied that the joint‑venture company is jointly owned by the existing licensees. Allocation of additional licence to existing licensee (6) If the ABA has received applications from both of the existing licensees under subsection (3), the ABA must allocate an additional commercial television broadcasting licence to one of those licensees for the licence area in accordance with a price‑based system determined under subsection (10). (7) If, by the end of the 12‑month period beginning at the designated time for the licence area: (a) the ABA has received an application from only one existing licensee (the first licensee) under subsection (3); and (b) the ABA has not received a notice from the other existing licensee stating that it will not be applying under subsection (3); the ABA must, as soon as practicable after the end of that 12‑month period, allocate an additional commercial television broadcasting licence to the first licensee for the licence area. (8) If the ABA has received: (a) an application from an existing licensee (the first licensee) under subsection (3); and (b) a notice from the other existing licensee stating that it will not be applying under subsection (3); the ABA must, as soon as practicable after both have been received, allocate an additional commercial television broadcasting licence to the first licensee for the licence area. (9) As soon as practicable after receiving an application under subsection (4), the ABA must allocate an additional commercial television broadcasting licence to the existing licensee concerned for the licence area. Price‑based system for allocating licences where separate applications have been received (10) The ABA may determine in writing a price‑based system for allocating commercial television broadcasting licences under subsection (6). (11) The Minister may give specific directions to the ABA for the purpose of a determination. (12) Directions may be to include in a determination specified reserve prices for licences, and those reserve prices may be different for licences in different licence areas. (13) If a commercial television broadcasting licence is allocated under subsection (6), the ABA must, unless the allocation system adopted was public, publish in the Gazette: (a) the name of the successful applicant; and (b) the amount that the applicant agreed to pay to the Commonwealth for the allocation of the licence. Amalgamation of licence areas in some cases (14) The ABA may, by writing, determine that, if: (a) more than 30% of the licence area population of a specified licence area is attributable to a specified overlap area; or (b) a specified licence area is entirely within another specified licence area; this section applies as if the 2 licence areas were one. (15) A determination under subsection (14) has effect accordingly. (16) A determination under subsection (14) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. Fee for additional licence (17) On allocation of the additional licence under subsection (5), (7), (8) or (9), the applicant must pay to the ABA a fee determined by the ABA. The fee must not be more than the amount that, in the opinion of the ABA, represents the costs (including planning costs) incurred by the ABA in allocating the additional licence. Licence conditions (18) Each additional licence allocated under this section is subject to the following conditions: (a) the licensee may only provide the commercial television broadcasting service concerned in digital mode (within the meaning of Schedule 4); and (b) if the licence area for the licence is wholly outside a remote licence area (within the meaning of Schedule 4)—the licensee will commence to provide the commercial television broadcasting service concerned in SDTV digital mode (within the meaning of Schedule 4) by whichever is the earlier of the following times: (i) the time that is notified in writing to the licensee by the ABA; (ii) the start of 1 January 2004; and (c) if any part of the licence area for the licence is within a remote licence area (within the meaning of Schedule 4)—the licensee will commence to provide the commercial television broadcasting service concerned in SDTV digital mode (within the meaning of Schedule 4) by the time that is notified in writing to the licensee by the ABA, being a time that is not earlier than the date determined by the ABA in relation to the remote licence area as mentioned in subclause 6(6A) of Schedule 4. (19) Paragraphs 7(1)(i), 7(1)(l) and 7(1)(m) of Schedule 2 do not apply to an additional licence allocated under this section. (20) On the allocation of an additional licence under subsection (5), it becomes a condition of: (a) the additional licence; and (b) each parent licence; that the licensee concerned will continue to provide services under the licence concerned for at least 2 years after the commencement of the provision of the commercial television broadcasting service under the additional licence. (21) On the allocation of an additional licence under subsection (6), (7), (8) or (9), it becomes a condition of: (a) the additional licence; and (b) the parent licence concerned; that the licensee will continue to provide services under those licences for at least 2 years after the commencement of the provision of the commercial television broadcasting service under the additional licence. Restrictions on transfer of licences (22) During the period of 2 years after the date of allocation of an additional licence under subsection (5), any attempt by any person to transfer the additional licence is of no effect. (23) During the period of 2 years after the date of allocation of an additional licence under subsection (6), (7), (8) or (9), any attempt by any person to transfer either: (a) the additional licence; or (b) the parent licence concerned; is of no effect unless both of those licences are transferred at the same time by the same person to the same transferee. Section 37 restrictions apply (24) This section has effect subject to section 37. Jointly owned company (25) For the purposes of this section, a company (the first company) is jointly owned by 2 other companies if, and only if, each share in the first company is beneficially owned by either or both of those other companies. Designated time (26) In this section: designated time, in relation to a licence area, means: (a) if the licence area is wholly outside a remote licence area (within the meaning of Schedule 4)—the commencement of this section; or (b) if any part of the licence area is within a remote licence area (within the meaning of Schedule 4)—the time determined by the ABA in relation to the remote licence area for the purposes of this paragraph. 24 At the end of section 41 Add: (4) This section does not affect the operation of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 (which includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them). 25 Part 5 (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute: Part 5—Control of commercial broadcasting licences and datacasting transmitter licences 26 Before section 53 Insert: Subdivision A—Commercial broadcasting licences 27 After section 54 Insert: Subdivision B—Commercial television broadcasting licences and datacasting transmitter licences 54A Limitation on control of commercial television broadcasting licences and datacasting transmitter licences A person must not be in a position to exercise control of: (a) a commercial television broadcasting licence; and (b) a datacasting transmitter licence. 28 Before section 55 Insert: Subdivision A—Television and radio 29 After section 56 Insert: Subdivision B—Television and datacasting 56A Limitation on directorships—television and datacasting (1) A person must not be a director of: (a) a company that is in a position to exercise control of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and (b) a company that is in a position to exercise control of a datacasting transmitter licence. (2) A person must not: (a) be in a position to exercise control of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and (b) be a director of a company that is in a position to exercise control of a datacasting transmitter licence. (3) A person must not: (a) be a director of a company that is in a position to exercise control of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and (b) be in a position to exercise control of a datacasting transmitter licence. 30 Subsection 62(1) Omit "and commercial radio broadcasting licensee", substitute ", commercial radio broadcasting licensee and datacasting transmitter licensee". 31 Paragraph 62(1)(c) Before "the name of", insert "in the case of a commercial television broadcasting licensee or a commercial radio broadcasting licensee—". 32 Section 62 (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 33 Subsection 63(1) Omit "or commercial radio broadcasting licensee", substitute ", commercial radio broadcasting licensee or datacasting transmitter licensee". 34 Section 63 (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 35 Subsection 64(1) Omit "or a commercial radio broadcasting licence", substitute ", a commercial radio broadcasting licence or a datacasting transmitter licence". Note: The heading to section 64 is altered by omitting "commercial" and substituting "a". 36 Section 64 (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 37 Subsection 66(1) (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 38 Section 69 (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 39 Section 72 (penalty) After "commercial television broadcasting licence", insert "or datacasting transmitter licence". 40 At the end of section 73 Add: (2) This section does not apply to the licences at any time after either of the licences is first held by a different person (whether or not it continues to be held by a different person). 41 After section 73 Insert: 73A Additional licence under section 38B not to result in breach of ownership limits (1) If an additional licence has been allocated under subsection 38B(6), (7), (8) or (9) to the holder of an existing licence, the existing licence and additional licence are to be treated, for the purposes of this Part, as being only one licence. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the licences at any time after either of the licences is first held by a different person (whether or not it continues to be held by a different person). (3) If an additional licence has been allocated under subsection 38B(5) to a company, then, while: (a) the company remains: (i) the holder of the additional licence; and (ii) partly owned by another company that was the holder of one of the existing licences at the time of the allocation; and (b) the other company remains the holder of the existing licence; the existing licence and the additional licence are to be treated, for the purposes of this Part, as being only one licence. (4) For the purposes of this section, a company (the first company) is partly owned by another company if, and only if, at least one share in the first company is beneficially owned by the other company. 42 Paragraphs 74(1)(a) and (b) Before "a newspaper", insert "a datacasting transmitter licence,". 43 Subsection 74(2) Before "the newspaper", insert "the datacasting transmitter licence,". 44 Paragraph 75(1)(aa) After "38A", insert "or 38B". 45 At the end of section 83 Add: (4) This section does not affect the operation of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 (which includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them). 46 At the end of section 92D Add: (4) This section does not affect the operation of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 (which includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them). 47 At the end of section 98 Add: (4) This section does not affect the operation of Part VIIC of the Crimes Act 1914 (which includes provisions that, in certain circumstances, relieve persons from the requirement to disclose spent convictions and require persons aware of such convictions to disregard them). 48 Paragraph 158(g) After "programs", insert "and datacasting content". 49 Paragraph 158(h) After "broadcasting service providers", insert "and datacasting service providers". 50 Paragraph 158(l) After "(including national broadcasting services)", insert "and datacasting services". 51 Paragraph 158(m) After "the broadcasting industry", insert "and the datacasting industry". 52 Paragraph 202(4)(c) Repeal the paragraph, substitute: (c) the information has been used for the purposes of: (i) a television or radio program; or (ii) datacasting content. 53 Subsection 202(5) Repeal the subsection, substitute: (5) For the purposes of this section, journalist means a person engaged in the profession or practice of reporting for, photographing, editing, recording or making: (a) television or radio programs; or (b) datacasting content; of a news, current affairs, information or documentary character. 54 Section 204 (after table item dealing with refusal to allocate an additional licence) Insert: Refusal to allocate an additional licence Section 38B The applicant 55 Section 206 After "broadcasting", insert "or datacasting". Note: The heading to section 206 is altered by inserting "or datacasting" after "Broadcasting". 56 Subsection 214(1) After "section 140", insert "or subclause 49(2), 50(3), 52(2) or 53(5) of Schedule 6". 57 After section 216B Insert: 216C Schedule 6 (datacasting services) Schedule 6 has effect. 216D Review of Schedules 4 and 6 (1) As soon as practicable after 1 January 2003 and before 1 January 2004, the Minister may cause to be conducted a review of the operation of Schedules 4 and 6. (2) The Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1). (3) The Minister must cause copies of a report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report. 216E Review of streamed Internet, audio and video content (1) Before 1 January 2002, the Minister must cause to be conducted a review of whether, in the context of converging media technologies, streamed audio and video content obtainable on the Internet should be regarded as a broadcasting service. (2) The Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1). (3) The Minister must cause copies of a report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report. 58 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1 Before "newspapers", insert "datacasting transmitter licences, ". 59 Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 1 Omit "industry" (first occurring), substitute "and datacasting industries". 60 Subclause 1(2) of Schedule 1 Omit "the industry", substitute "those industries". 61 Paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 After "licence" (first occurring), insert "(other than a datacasting transmitter licence)". 62 After paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1 Insert: (ba) in the case of a datacasting transmitter licence: (i) the person is the licensee; or (ii) the person, either alone or together with an associate of the person, is in a position to exercise (whether directly or indirectly) control of the selection or provision of a significant proportion of the datacasting content transmitted by the licensee; or (iii) the person, either alone or together with an associate of the person, is in a position to exercise (whether directly or indirectly) control of a significant proportion of the operations of the licensee in transmitting datacasting services under the licence; or 63 After subclause 2(2) of Schedule 1 Insert: (2A) Paragraph (1)(ba) does not apply to the provision of datacasting content by a person to a licensee under an agreement for the supply of datacasting content to the licensee if: (a) the conditions of the agreement relate only to the datacasting content so supplied or its promotion; and (b) the content so supplied is a minority of the datacasting content transmitted by the licensee. 64 Paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 1 Before "controls", insert "in the case of a licensee other than a datacasting transmitter licensee—". 65 After paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 1 Insert: (ba) in the case of a datacasting transmitter licensee—controls the selection or provision of any of the datacasting content to be transmitted by the licensee; or 66 Subclause 4(4) of Schedule 1 (before paragraph (c) of the definition of media company) Insert: (bb) a company that holds a datacasting transmitter licence; or 67 Paragraph 7(1)(m) of Schedule 2 Omit "digital mode", substitute "SDTV digital mode". 68 Paragraph 7(1)(n) of Schedule 2 Omit "clause 37", substitute "Division 1 of Part 4". 69 After paragraph 7(1)(n) of Schedule 2 Insert: (na) the licensee will comply with standards applicable to the licence under Division 2 of Part 4 of Schedule 4 (which deals with HDTV quotas); 69A After paragraph 7(1)(o) of Schedule 2 Insert: (oa) the licensee will comply with any regulations made for the purposes of clause 36B of Schedule 4 (which deals with the accessibility of domestic reception equipment); 69AA After subclause 7(2A) of Schedule 2 Insert: (2B) Each commercial television broadcasting licence is also subject to the condition that the licensee will provide information to another commercial television broadcasting licensee: (a) in a timely manner; and (b) at no cost; and (c) in a form (and accompanied by any necessary digital systems information) that reasonably enables its inclusion in an electronic program guide; if required to do so by that other licensee for the purpose of compiling information for an electronic program guide. 69B Before subclause 7(3) of Schedule 2 Insert: (2C) Each commercial television broadcasting licence is also subject to the condition that the licensee will provide information to a national broadcaster (within the meaning of Schedule 4): (a) in a timely manner; and (b) at no cost; and (c) in a form (and accompanied by any necessary digital systems information) that reasonably enables its inclusion in an electronic program guide; if required to do so by that national broadcaster for the purpose of compiling information for an electronic program guide. (2D) For the purposes of the application of subclause (2B) to information provided to a commercial television broadcasting licensee, electronic program guide has the same meaning as in subclause 6(24) of Schedule 4. (2E) For the purposes of the application of subclause (2C) to information provided to a national broadcaster, electronic program guide has the same meaning as in subclause 19(24) of Schedule 4. 70 At the end of subclause 18(2) of Schedule 3 Add: ; or (p) make, vary or revoke an instrument that is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; or (q) make or vary a digital channel plan under a scheme in force under clause 6 of Schedule 4; or (r) make or vary a digital channel plan under a scheme in force under clause 19 of Schedule 4. 71 Clause 1 of Schedule 4 Omit "both analog mode and digital mode", substitute "both analog mode and SDTV digital mode". 72 Clause 1 of Schedule 4 Omit "High Definition Television (HDTV) format transmission of television programs in digital mode", substitute "quotas for the transmission of programs in HDTV digital mode". 73 Clause 1 of Schedule 4 After "1 January 2000", insert ", 1 January 2004". 73A Clause 2 of Schedule 4 (definition of broadcasting transmission tower) Omit all the words after "used", substitute: to supply: (e) a broadcasting service by means of radiocommunications using the broadcasting services bands; or (f) a datacasting service provided under, and in accordance with the conditions of, a datacasting licence. 74 Clause 2 of Schedule 4 (definition of datacasting service) Repeal the definition. 75 Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: designated teletext service means a teletext service provided by a commercial television broadcasting licensee, where: (a) the licensee provided the service throughout the 2‑year period ending immediately before the commencement of Schedule 6; and (b) the service remains substantially the same as the service provided throughout that 2‑year period. 76 Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: HDTV digital mode has the meaning given by clause 4A. 76AA Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: multi‑channelled national television broadcasting service has the meaning given by clause 5A. 76A Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: national radio broadcasting service means a national broadcasting service that provides radio programs. 77 Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: SDTV digital mode has the meaning given by clause 4B. 78 Clause 2 of Schedule 4 Insert: television broadcasting service means: (a) a commercial television broadcasting service; or (b) a national television broadcasting service. 79 After clause 4 of Sche