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Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Summary

Amends the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to: provide for applications for renewals of an existing community broadcasting licence to be considered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as a current service and not a proposed new service; enable the ACMA to grant community broadcasting licences and temporary community broadcasting licences with effect from a specified future date; amend the criteria for new temporary community broadcasting licences; enable the ACMA to limit the number of temporary community broadcasting licences that can share a particular frequency; provide for deadlines for late applications for the renewal of a community licence; and provide for expedited timelines for the ACMA to commence a process to allocate new community broadcasting licences.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27/10/22  
Second reading moved 27/10/22  
Second reading debate 29/11/22  
Referred to Federation Chamber 30/11/22  
Second reading debate 30/11/22  
Second reading agreed to 30/11/22  
Reported from Federation Chamber 30/11/22  
Third reading agreed to 30/11/22  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 01/12/22  
Second reading moved 01/12/22  
Second reading debate 01/12/22  
Second reading agreed to 01/12/22  
Third reading agreed to 01/12/22  
     
Finally passed both Houses 01/12/22  
Assent 13/12/22 Act no: 91 - Year: 2022
     

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Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (23/11/2022): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2023
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)