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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 Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Main issues and key provisions ................................................................................................................ 5 Improving access ........................................................................................................................... 5 For external territories ............................................................................................................. 5 For open access areas ............................................................................................................... 6 Timing issues .................................................................................................................................. 7 Multiple time based compliance

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Current anti-siphoning rules ............................................................................................................... 4 Brief history of the anti-siphoning regime .......................................................................................... 4 Government discussion paper ............................................................................................................ 6 Arguments ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Pay television ............................................................................................................................ 7 Free-to-air television ................................................................................................................ 7 Sports organisations ................................................................................................................. 8 Moving towards change

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 3 Financial implications.......................................................................................................................... 4 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 4 BILLS DIGEST NO. 101, 2011-12 7 February 2012 Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011 Dr Rhonda Jolly Social Policy Section 2

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Spectrum ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Sixth channel ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Digital dividend ................................................................................................................................... 6 Convergence Review ........................................................................................................................... 7 Committee consideration ........................................................................................................................ 9 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 9 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Concluding comments ........................................................................................................................... 10 BILLS DIGEST NO. 76,

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 11 March 2010, no. 132, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Health Practitioner Regulation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 Dr Rhonda Jolly Social Policy Section Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 2  Background ................................................................................................................................. 2  Basis of policy

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 24 February 2010, no. 116, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 Dr Rhonda Jolly Social Policy Section Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Background ................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................ 2