

2004-2005-2006
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006
No. , 2006
(Communications, Information Technology and the Arts)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent 3
Part 1—Amendments 3
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 3
Radiocommunications Act 1992 7
Part 2—Transitional provisions 9
Schedule 2—Amendments commencing on 1 January 2007 10
Part 1—Amendments 10
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 10
Radiocommunications Act 1992 40
Part 2—Transitional provisions 43
Schedule 3—Amendments commencing on 1 January 2009 45
Broadcasting Services Act 1992 45
Radiocommunications Act 1992 60
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Act 2006 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Commencement information |
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Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 2 |
1 January 2007. |
1 January 2007 |
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4. Schedule 3 |
1 January 2009. |
1 January 2009 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
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.