House of Representatives Committees

| Joint Select Committee on Broadcasting Legislation

Footnotes

Chapter 1 Three broadcasting reform proposals

[1] http://www.dbcde.gov.au/digital_economy/convergence_review, viewed on 5 May 2013.

[2] Convergence Review Final Report, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, March 2012, p. xvii.

[3] The Hon. R. Finkelstein Q.C. and Prof. M. Ricketson, Report of the Independent Inquiry into Media and Media Regulation, February 2012, pp. 7-11.

[4] Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, ‘Government moves to ensure quality Australian content stays on Australian television,’ Media Release, 30 November 2012.

[5] Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, ‘Government response to Convergence Review and Finkelstein Inquiry,’ Media Release, 12 March 2013.

[6] Joint Standing Committee on Broadcasting Legislation, Resolution of Appointment, House Votes and Proceedings, No. 155 – 13 March 2013, p. 2139; Senate, Journals of the Senate, No. 139 – 14 March 2013, p. 3767.

[7] http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url= ec_ctte/media_reform_bills/index.htm, viewed on 5 May 2013.

[8] http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representativ
es_Committees?url=ic/broadcasting_leg/index.htm, viewed on 5 May 2013.

[9] Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, media release, 15 March 2013.

[10] http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_ Committees?url=jscbl/media.htm, viewed on 5 May 2013.

[11] <www.aph.gov.au/jscbl>.

[12] Productivity Commission, Broadcasting: Inquiry Report, March 2000, Report No. 11, p. 368.

[13] Productivity Commission, Broadcasting: Inquiry Report, March 2000, Report No. 11, p. 368.

[14] SCA, Submission 3, p. [2].

[15] SCA, Submission 3, p. [3].

[16] ABA, Adequacy of Local News and Information Programs on Commercial Television Services in Regional Queensland, Northern NSW, Southern NSW and Regional Victoria (Aggregated Markets A, B, C and D), August 2002, p. 9.

[17] The ABA was merged with the Australian Communications Authority in 2005 to become ACMA.

[18] ABA, Adequacy of Local News and Information Programs on Commercial Television Services in Regional Queensland, Northern NSW, Southern NSW and Regional Victoria (Aggregated Markets A, B, C and D), August 2002, pp. 10-11.

[19] ACMA, ‘Local content: Local content conditions on regional commercial television broadcasters,’ viewed on 8 April 2013 at <http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_91817>.

[20] ABA, Adequacy of Local News and Information Programs on Commercial Television Broadcasting Services in Regional and Rural Australia, June 2004, pp. 2-3.

[21] Ms Nerida O’Loughlin, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 18 March 2012, pp. 6-7.

[22] Schedule 2 of the Broadcasting Services (Additional Television Licence Condition) Notice, 8 November 2007.

[23] DCITA, Meeting the Digital Challenge: Reforming Australia’s media in the digital age, March 2006, pp. 41-42. Up until this time the local content rules were administratively imposed by ACMA.

[24] DCITA, Meeting the Digital Challenge: Reforming Australia’s media in the digital age, March 2006, p. 42.

[25] DCITA, Meeting the Digital Challenge: Reforming Australia’s media in the digital age, March 2006, p. 42.

[26] Free TV Australia, Submission to the Convergence Review, October 2011, p. 49; Free TV Australia, Submission to the Convergence Review’s Interim Report, February 2012, p. 16.

[27] Free TV Australia, Submission to the Convergence Review, October 2011, p. 48; Free TV Australia, Submission to the Convergence Review’s Interim Report, February 2012, p. 16.

[28] Convergence Review Final Report, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, March 2012, p. 26.

[29] Convergence Review Final Report, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, March 2012, p. 18.

[30] Convergence Review Final Report, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, March 2012, pp. 79-83.

[31] Mr Andrew Lancaster, WIN Network, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, pp. 10-11.

[32] Mr Ian Audsley, Prime Media Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 19.

[33] Mr Rhys Holleran, SCA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 24.

[34] Ms Annabelle Herd, Network Ten, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 28.

[35] Mr David Gyngell, NEC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 40.

[36] Mr Kerry Stokes, Seven West Media, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 48.

[37] Ms Annabelle Herd, Network Ten, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 28.

[38] Ms Bridget Fair, Seven West Media, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 48.

[39] Mr Ian Audsley, Prime Media Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 17; Mr Kerry Stokes, Seven West Media, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 51.

[40] NEC, Submission 5.2, pp. 8-9.

[41] DBCDE, Submission 7, p. [38].

[42] DBCDE, Submission 7, p. [37].

[43] DBCDE, Submission 7, p. [41].

[44] Mr Ian Audsley, Prime Media Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, pp. 21-22.

[45] Mr Ian Audsley, Prime Media Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 17.

[46] Mr Andrew Lancaster, WIN Network, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 11.

[47] Mr David Gyngell, NEC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 41.

[48] Mr Rhys Holleran, SCA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 25.

[49] Mr Rhys Holleran, SCA, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 23.

[50] Mr Kerry Stokes, Seven West Media, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 48.

[51] Mr Andrew Lancaster, WIN Network, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 15.

[52] Mr Andrew Lancaster, WIN Network, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 15; Ms Nerida O’Loughlin, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, pp. 6-7.

[53] Professor Michael Fraser, CLC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 37.

[54] Mr David Gyngell, NEC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, pp. 42-44; NEC, Submission 5, pp. 6-7.

[55] Mr Kerry Stokes, Seven West Media, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 18 March 2013, p. 51.

[56] NEC, Submission 5.2, p. 10.

[57] Senator Christine Milne, Leader of the Australian Greens, Senate Hansard, 25 February 2013, pp. 696-97.

[58] Network Ten, Submission 4.1, p. 3.

[59] For example, ASTRA, Submission 12, p. 3; News Ltd, Submission 11, p. 1; Seven West Media, Submission 6.2, p. [4].

[60] ASTRA, Submission 12, p. 3.

[61] Seven West Media, Submission 6.2, p. [6].

[62] Seven West Media, Submission 6.2, pp. [5-6].

[63] Productivity Commission, Broadcasting: Inquiry Report, March 2000, Report No. 11, p. 477. See also ABA, Commercial Radio Inquiry, Final Report of the Australian Broadcasting Authority, August 2000, pp. 5-6; Ramsey references DCITA, Final Report of the Australian Broadcasting Authority’s Commercial Radio Inquiry: Proposed Options for Legislative Reform and Related Issues, 2001 (at p. 6).

[64] ACMA, Reform of the broadcasting regulator’s enforcement powers: A report prepared by Professor Ian Ramsey, November 2005, pp. 10-12.

[65] Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Act 2006.

[66] ACMA, Broadcasting Services Act 1992 – Enforcement Guidelines of the ACMA, 2011, cl. 5.2.

[67] The Hon. R. Finkelstein Q.C. and Prof. M. Ricketson, Report of the Independent Inquiry into Media and Media Regulation, February 2012, pp. 176-80; Convergence Review Final Report, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, March 2012, pp. 42-51.

[68] ACMA, Submission 13, pp. 4-5.

[69] For example, ASTRA, Submission 12, pp. 3-5; Seven West Media, Submission 6.2, pp. 6-7; Network Ten, Submission 4.1, p. 5.

[70] Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth [1992] HCA 1.

[71] Commercial Radio Australia, Submission 10, p. 2.

[72] Free TV Australia, ‘30 Second TVC - Free TV Australia - Code of Practice (2011),’ Youtube, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGlYZWxQKW8> viewed 22 April 2013.