Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021

Type Government
Portfolio Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Originating house House of Representatives
Parliament no 46

Summary

Amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to: reduce the expenditure required by subscription television broadcasting licensees on new eligible drama expenditure from 10 per cent to 5 per cent; provide for subscription television captioning rules to be made by legislative instrument; remove the requirement that all frequency channels allotted or reserved in a digital radio channel plan be within the same frequency band; provide that a regional commercial radio broadcasting licensee does not breach a licence condition if it is only as a result of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) making a new licence area population determination; and extend the timeframe for the ACMA to make grants under the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund beyond 30 June 2021.

BILLS - Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading

Speaker Fletcher, Paul, MP (LP)
Chamber House of Representatives
Parl No 46
Date 25 March 2021 09:32 AM
Transcript Id chamber/hansardr/302fb6fd-7788-46eb-b3e8-f5b9025f39e8/0007/toc

BILLS - Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading – Statement by Leave

Speaker Fletcher, Paul, MP (LP)
Chamber House of Representatives
Parl No 46
Date 25 March 2021 11:21 AM
Transcript Id chamber/hansardr/302fb6fd-7788-46eb-b3e8-f5b9025f39e8/0046/toc