Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]           Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Joint Media Release, ‘New Licences for International Broadcasting’, 16 April 1999.

[2]           Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Joint Media Release, ‘New Licences for International Broadcasting’, 16 April 1999.

[3]           Mr Stephen Smith, MP, Debates, House of Representatives, 7 December 1999, p. 12,978

[4]           The Hon Peter McGauran, MP, Debates, House of Representatives, 7 December 1999, p. 12,992.

Chapter 2 - Background

[1]           Item 2, new paragraph 3(1)(ja).

[2]           The Hon Peter McGauran, MP Second Reading Speech, Debates, House of Representatives, 9 December 1999.

[3]           Item 11 section 11A 11(f)

[4]           Item 11. To be added at the end of section 12.

[5]           A radiocommunications transmitter is defined as a transmitter designed or intended for use for the purpose of radio emission or reception to communicate information between persons or things or anything, other than a wire cable or other physical medium used as a continuous artificial guide for carrying communications by means of guided electromagnetic energy.

[6]           Item 12, 18A(1).

[7]           Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.

[8]           Item 12, 18(A), (2).

[9]           Item 12, 18(A)(3).

[10]         Explanatory Memorandum, p. 10

[11]         Item 22, 121FC(2).

[12]         Item 22, 121FB(1)(b).

[13]         Item 22, 121FD(3) and (4).

[14]         Item 22, 121FD(1).

[15]         Item 22, 121FD(2) and 121FE.

[16]         Item 22, 121FD(5).

[17]         Item 22, 121FL(8).

[18]         Item 22; 121FL(1); 121FL(3) and  121FL(5).

[19]         Item 22, 121FL(6).

[20]         Alert Digest, 1/00, p. 12

[21]         Division 5—ABA to assist the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Section 121FM and 121FN

[22]         Item 22, 121FF.

[23]         Item 22, Division 6–Miscellaneous, section 121FP.

[24]         Item 1 of the Bill. To be added to the end of Schedule 2 of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.

[25]         Alert Digest, 1/00, p. 13.

Chapter 3 - Issues

[1]           Christian Voice (Australia) Ltd, Submission no. 1, p. 1.

[2]           Associate Professor RodneyTiffen, Submission no. 6, p. 2.

[3]           Ms Brigette Godwin, Committee Hansard, p. 16.

[4]           Department of Foreign Affairs, Submission no. 5, p. 3.

[5]           Mr Buettel, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Committee Hansard, p. 36.

[6]           Department of Foreign and Trade, Committee Hansard, pp. 39-40.

[7]           Seven Network Ltd, submission no. 9, p. 6.

[8]           Seven Network Ltd, Submission no. 9, p.7.

[9]           Mr Graeme Carroll, Manager, Public Affairs, Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters Ltd, Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[10]         Associate Professor Rodney Tiffen, Submission no. 6, p. 1.

[11]         Mr Markham Sivak, Merlin Communications International, Committee Hansard, p. 3.

[12]         Mr Markham Sivak, Merlin Communications International, Committee Hansard, p. 5.

[13]         Mr Buettel, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Committee Hansard, p. 37

[14]         Department of Foreign Affairs, Submission no. 5, para. 9. Mr Ramsay, Managing Director, Bramex Pty Ltd a consultant representing HCJB,  in commenting on the principles put forward in para 9 by DFAT stated they are ‘in fact the types of principles which could be perhaps included in the legislation or put out in guidelines or whatever to be a test against the decisions of the Minister for Foreign Affairs., Committee Hansard, p. 20.

[15]         Mr Ian Wilcock, DFAT, Committee Hansard, p. 40.

[16]         Mr Jonathan Brown, DFAT, Committee Hansard, p. 44.

[17]         Sections 121FB(1)(d) and (3); 121FD; 121FL(9); 121FM

[18]         Seven Network Ltd, submission no. 9, p. 6.

[19]         Seven Network Ltd, submission no. 9, p. 7.

[20]         Mr Carroll, Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters Ltd., Committee Hansard, p. 25.

[21]         Department of Communications, Information technology and the Arts, submission no. 4,  p.2.

[22]         Profesor Flint, ABA, Committee Hansard, p. 8.

[23]         Australian Broadcasting Authority, submission no. 3, p. 2.

[24]         Professor Flint, ABA, Committee Hansard, pp. 7–8.

[25]         DFAT, Committee Hansard, p. 39.

[26]         Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Committee Hansard, p. 34.

[27]         Seven Network Ltd, submission no. 9, p. 7.

[28]         Mr Buettel, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Committee Hansard, p. 28.

[29]         Ms Godwin, Seven Network Ltd, Committee Hansard, p. 16.

[30]         DFAT, Committee Hansard, p. 17.

[31]         See 121FD(4) and 1221FL(9).

[32]         Section 2(c), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.

[33]         Section 13(1) and (2), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.

[34]         Explanatory Memorandum, p. 5.

[35]         See Seven Network Ltd, submission no. 9, p. 10.

[36]         The Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters Ltd, Submission no. 2.

[37]         Heralding Christ Jesus Blessings (HJCB), Submission no. 8, pp. 3–4.

[38]         Seven Network Ltd, Submission no. 9, p. 7.

[39]         Ms Bridgette Godwin, Seven Network Ltd, Committee Hansard, p. 16.

[40]         Seven Network Ltd, Submission no. 9, p. 10.

[41]         Seven Network Ltd, Submission no. 9, p. 10.

[42]         HCJB Australia, Submission no. 8, p. 4.

[43]         Seven Network Ltd, Submission no. 9, p. 9.

Appendix 3 - Principles for transborder satellite television broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region

[1] Tabled by the ABA at the Asia-Pacific Regulatory Roundtable in Singapore in September 1999.