Report

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Local Content) Bill 2014

27 March 2015

© Commonwealth of Australia 2015
ISBN 978-1-76010-183-1

View the report as a single document - (PDF 333KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee membership (PDF 22KB)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Local Content) Bill 2014 (PDF 123KB)

Introduction
Conduct of the inquiry
Background to the bill
Purpose of the bill
Issues raised in evidence
Committee conclusions
Dissenting Report by Senator Nick Xenophon (PDF 66KB)

The ABC Charter and regional production
Copy of 7:30 by state October/November (PDF 109KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions, tabled documents and answers to questions taken on notice (PDF 10KB)

Submissions
Tabled documents
Answers to questions taken on notice
Appendix 2 - Public hearing (PDF 9KB)
Appendix 3 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation Charter (PDF 12KB)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

In undertaking this inquiry, the Committee should consider: the importance of local content in Australia, and the role the ABC should play in the provision of such content; the recent efficiency savings imposed on the Corporation by the  Government; the centralisation of the Corporation's operations to Sydney; and any related matters.



Past Public Hearings

06 Mar 2015: ADELAIDE

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