Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 29, 19 March 2014, p. 387.

[2]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 33, 26 March 2014, p. 432.

[3]        Journals of the Senate, No. 26, 27 March 2014, p. 741.

[4]        Journals of the Senate, No. 26, 27 March 2014, p. 750.

[5]        The other bills being the Statute Law Revision Bills (No.1) 2014 and the Amending Acts 1901 to 1969 Repeal Bill 2014.

[6]        EM, p. 1.

[7]        EM, p. 1.

Chapter 2

[1]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, pp 2-4.

[2]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 4.

[3]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 4.

[4]        EM, pp 1-2. Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 5.

[5]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 5.

[6]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 5.

[7]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 5. See Also Senate Staffing and Appropriations Committee, 55^th report, 16 May 2013, pp 3-4.

[8]        Clerk of the Senate, Submission 2, p. 6.

[9]        EM, p. 42.

[10]      News Corp Australia, Submission 3; Free TV Australia, Submission 4.

[11]      EM, p. 42.

[12]      EM, pp 42-43.

[13]      Submission 4, p. 5.

[14]      Submission 3, pp 1-2.

[15]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[16]      Submission 5, p. 2.

[17]      Submission 5, p. 2.

[18]      Submission 5, p. 2.

[19]      EM, p. 43.

[20]      See Submission 3, p. 2 and Submission 4, pp 5-6.

[21]      Submission 4, pp 5-6.

[22]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[23]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[24]      Submission 4, p. 5.

[25]      Submission 3, p. 1.

[26]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[27]      EM, pp 43-44.

[28]      EM, p. 44.

[29]      Submission 4, p. 6. Section 38B of the Broadcasting Services Act deals with allocation of an additional commercial television broadcasting licence for licence areas where there are only two commercial television broadcasting licences in force. If there is more than one existing licensee in a licence area, they may either apply for the additional license as a joint venture company or apply separately. Section 38C of the Broadcasting Services Act deals with the provision of satellite televisions services by commercial television broadcasting licences.

[30]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[31]      Submission 4, p. 6.

[32]      Submission 5, p. 3.

[33]      EM, p. 10.

[34]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No.4 of 2014, 26 March 2014, p. 19; EM, p. 10.

[35]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No.4 of 2014, 26 March 2014, p. 19.