Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

Type
Government
Portfolio
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to: impose obligations on digital communications platform providers in relation to the dissemination of content on a digital communications platform that contains information that is reasonably verifiable as false, misleading or deceptive, and is reasonably likely to cause or contribute to serious harm of a specified type (misinformation and disinformation); expand the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers in relation to misinformation and disinformation; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 3 other Acts; and amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to make an amendment contingent on the commencement of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 12 Sep 2024
Second reading moved 12 Sep 2024
Second reading debate 08 Oct 2024
Second reading debate 06 Nov 2024
Second reading debate 07 Nov 2024
Second reading agreed to 07 Nov 2024
Consideration in detail debate
  • Amendment details: 23 Government agreed to
07 Nov 2024
Third reading agreed to 07 Nov 2024
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 18 Nov 2024
Second reading moved 18 Nov 2024
Discharged from Notice Paper 25 Nov 2024

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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