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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 79 , 2012-13 27 February 2013 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Bill 2013 Dr Rhonda Jolly Social Policy Section Contents The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 2 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Digital dividend .................................................................................................................................... 5 Datacasting

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Diminishing local voices ...................................................................................................................... 2 Media reform package 2006 ............................................................................................................... 3 Initial review of local content requirements ...................................................................................... 4 Productivity Commission report ......................................................................................................... 6 Second review of local content conditions ......................................................................................... 7 Broadcasters’ views .......................................................................................................................

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 44, 2010-11  17 November 2010 Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010  Angus Martyn  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2  Basis of policy commitment â€ Coexistence of ‘class licences’ and ‘spectrum licences’ on the  same radiofrequency spectrum band .............................................................................................. 2  Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4  Policy position of non‐government parties/independents ................................................................ 4  Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 4  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5  Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5      2  Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010    Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010  Date introduced:  30 September 2010   House:  House of Representatives  Portfolio:  Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy  Commencement:  The day after Royal Assent  Links: The links to the Bill, its Explanatory Memorandum and second reading speech  can be found  on the Bills home page, or through http://www.aph.gov.au/bills. When bills have been passed they  can be found at the ComLaw website, which is at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/.   Purpose  To amend the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the Act) to  • enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to issue both ‘class licences’  and ‘spectrum licences’ on the same radiofrequency spectrum band  • give ACMA more flexibility for parts of the statutory timeframe within which the reissue of  expiring spectrum licences is done and  • restrict Parliamentary disallowance under the Legislative Instruments Act  2003 for certain  existing Ministerial determinations.   Background