Proposal to remake the Primary TV Services Declaration - IFC 11/2020

The Broadcasting Services (Primary Commercial Television Broadcasting Service) Declaration is due to sunset on 1 October 2020. We are proposing to remake the declaration, with minor updates to its schedules.

The declaration is required under clause 41G of Schedule 4 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

The declaration formally sets out the ‘primary service’ for each of the commercial TV networks in a licence area. A primary service has special obligations compared to other services. These relate to:

• content
• captioning
• media diversity
• other responsibilities.

The ACMA is seeking public comment on the issues in the consultation paper and our proposal to remake the Primary TV Services Declaration.

Use the ‘Upload a submission’ button at the top of this page to upload your submission.

Submissions by post can be sent to:

The Manager
Broadcasting Carriage Policy
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO Box 78
Belconnen ACT 2616

You can email consultation enquiries to bcp@acma.gov.au.