Second Reading Speeches

Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility) Bill 2017

Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications and the Arts
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
to: increase the restriction of no more than five minutes per hour of advertising to 10 minutes of advertising in any hour of broadcasting on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS); and clarify SBS’s ability to earn revenue through the broadcast of programs containing product placement.

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