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  • Border Protection Bill 2001

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    Date
    29 Aug 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2022

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    Date
    14 Feb 2022 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BANDT, Adam, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: imposes a curfew and certain related restrictions on aircraft movements at Brisbane Airport; provides for the development of a long term operating plan that deals with the management of aircraft movements and airspace at Brisbane Airport; and provides for consultation procedures. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Airports Act 1996
    and
    National Emergency Declaration Act 2020
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Brisbane Airport Curfew and Demand Management Bill 2023

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    16 Oct 2023 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    WATSON-BROWN, Elizabeth, MP 
    Summary
    The bill: imposes a curfew and certain related restrictions on aircraft movements at Brisbane Airport; provides for the development of a long term operating plan for managing aircraft movements and airspace at Brisbane Airport; and provides for consultation procedures in certain circumstances. Also makes consequential amendments to the
    Airports Act 1996
    and
    National Emergency Declaration Act 2020
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Britt Lapthorne Bill 2009

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    Date
    17 Sep 2009 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    FIELDING, Sen Steve 
    Summary
    The bill: requires the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and contact a person’s next of kin when that person is in a foreign country and believed to be missing; provides for the department and its agencies to offer assistance in such circumstances; and requires the minister to report annually on the development and implementation of international agreements relating to Australian citizens believed to be missing overseas. 

    Bill

  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2010

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    23 Nov 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BROWN, Sen Bob 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to provide that a notice to amend the anti-siphoning list does not come into effect until the expiration of six sitting days of each House of Parliament after the notice is tabled in that House; and Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2004 to remove the expiry date from the current anti-siphoning list. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016

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    Date
    01 Sep 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Communications and the Arts 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: abolish the ‘75% audience reach rule’ which prohibits commercial television broadcasting licensees from controlling licences whose combined licence area populations exceed 75 per cent of the population of Australia; abolish the ‘2 out of 3 cross-media control rule’ which prohibits control over more than two out of three regulated media platforms in any one commercial radio licence area; and provide additional local programming obligations for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016

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    Date
    02 Mar 2016 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Communications 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: abolish the ‘75% audience reach rule’ which prohibits commercial television broadcasting licensees from controlling licences whose combined licence area populations exceed 75 per cent of the population of Australia; abolish the ‘2 out of 3 cross-media control rule’ which prohibits control over more than two out of three regulated media platforms in any one commercial radio licence area; and provide additional local programming obligations for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013

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    Date
    14 Mar 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 
    Summary
    Part of a package of six bills in relation to the media sector, the bill amends the:
    Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
    to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to provide certain information to the Public Interest Media Advocate; and
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: provide for a public interest test, administered by the Public Interest Media Advocate, to apply to transactions between registered news media voices of national significance; and establish the Register of News Media Voices to be administered by the ACMA. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Broadcasting Services (Safeguarding Local Content and Local Audience Needs) Amendment Bill 2003

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    03 Dec 2003 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    LEES, Meg 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to require the Australian Broadcasting Authority to impose licence conditions on commercial television licensees in metropolitan areas, obliging them to provide locally-produced news, current affairs and other programming. 

    Bill

  • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013

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    Date
    15 May 2013 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    DI NATALE, Sen Richard 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Broadcasting Services Act 1992
    to: prohibit the advertising of odds for sports betting at any time; restrict advertisements for sports betting on television and radio after 9.00 pm; prohibit the broadcasting of information about sports odds within 30 minutes of a sports broadcast or a sports-related broadcast; and prohibit the promotion of sports betting products and services outside commercial breaks. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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