- Date
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29 Mar 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Communications and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: amend account keeping and licence fee administration arrangements for commercial broadcasters and datacasting transmitter licensees; remove duplicative requirements for licensees, publishers and controllers to notify the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) of certain changes in control of regulated media assets; provide a consistent classification arrangement for all television programs, including films; and amend two statutory publication requirements; National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011
to provide that NBN Co may dispose of surplus non-communications goods; Telecommunications Act 1997
to: correct a technical error in relation to the admissibility of certain evidence in court proceedings; remove the requirement for the ACMA to consult with an advisory committee before declaring a submarine cable protection zone; and remove the ability of NBN Co to issue and keep a register of statements that it will not be installing fibre in a new real estate development; Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
and Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to remove duplication in the complaints handling and information gathering functions of the ACMA; Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to remove the ability of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to issue tariff filing directions to certain carriers and carriage service providers; Competition and Consumer Act 2010
and Telecommunications Act 1997
to amend the statutory information collection powers of the ACMA and the ACCC; Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
, Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
and Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to make technical amendments; and Telecommunications Act 1997
and three other Acts to enable the development of an industry-based scheme for the management of telephone numbering resources. Also repeals 53 Acts and removes redundant provisions in four Acts.