National Broadcasters Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Transparency) Bill 2017

Type: Government
Portfolio: Communications and the Arts
Originating house: Senate
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 and Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 to require the ABC and SBS to report details of annual salaries and allowances of their employees and amounts paid to ‘on-air talent’, in excess of $200 000.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	06 Dec 2017
Second reading moved	06 Dec 2017
Lapsed at end of Parliament	01 Jul 2019

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (06/02/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 3 of 2018
Considered by scrutiny committee (07/02/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2018
Referred to Committee (08/02/2018): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (26/03/2018)

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