

1998-1999-2000
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Bill 2000
No. , 2000
(Communications, Information Technology and the Arts)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 , and for other purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 3
Part 1—Amendments 3
Part 2—Transitional provisions 96
Schedule 2—Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 99
Part 1—Amendments 99
Part 2—Transitional provisions 119
Schedule 3—Amendment of other Acts 120
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 120
Freedom of Information Act 1982 120
Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997 120
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 120
Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 120
A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television and Datacasting) Act 2000 .
2 Commencement
(1) The following provisions commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent:
(a) sections 1, 2 and 3;
(b) items 75, 137, 142 and 143 of Schedule 1.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) If the remaining provisions of this Act do not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, those provisions commence on the first day after the end of that period.
3 Schedule(s)
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.