ACMA proposes draft Television Licence Area Plans for regional South Australia and Broken Hill
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is seeking public comment on the following draft Television Licence Area Plans (TLAPs) for Regional South Australia and Broken Hill:
- Television Licence Area Plan (Mount Gambier/South East) 2011
- Television Licence Area Plan (Riverland) 2011
- Television Licence Area Plan (Spencer Gulf) 2011
- Television Licence Area Plan (Broken Hill) 2011.
The proposed TLAPs have been released with accompanying planning data documents for each area along with a discussion paper and an engineering report.
The documents are available on the ACMA’s website or by calling (02) 6219 5279.
More information on the ACMA’s broadcast planning process and television licence area plans can be found at the ACMA’s website.
Submissions
Submissions on the matters raised can be made to the ACMA. Please quote file reference ACMA2011/1310 in your reply:
By email: dtls@acma.gov.au
By mail:
Draft TLAPs for Regional South Australia and Broken Hill
Digital Television Licensing Section
Australian Communications and Media Authority
PO Box 78
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
The closing date for comments on the proposals is 5:00 pm Monday 24 October 2011.
Publication of submissions
Note that the ACMA cannot accept claims of confidentiality over submissions received (for example, any submission marked ‘In Confidence’, ‘Confidential’ or similar). All submissions it receives are required to be made available for public inspection under subsection 27(2) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. Please contact the ACMA prior to lodgement if you have any concerns or queries about this.
Effective consultation
The ACMA is working to enhance the effectiveness of its stakeholder consultation processes, which are an important source of evidence for its regulatory development activities. To assist stakeholders in formulating submissions to its formal, written consultation processes, it has developed a guide called Effective consultation: A guide to making a submission. This guide provides information about the ACMA’s formal, written, public consultation processes and practical guidance on how to make a submission. A copy can be found at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312051.
