

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility and Other Measures) Bill 2015
No. , 2015
(Communications)
A Bill for an Act to amend and repeal laws relating to communications, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—SBS—advertising flexibility 3
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 3
Schedule 2—SBS—product placement 4
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 4
Schedule 3—Technical amendments 7
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 7
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991 7
Schedule 4—Spent and redundant legislation 9
Part 1—Repeals 9
Broadcasting Amendment Act 1987 9
Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 9
Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 3) 1987 9
Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 4) 1987 9
Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1980 9
Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1982 9
Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1984 10
Broadcasting and Television Amendment Act 1985 10
Broadcasting and Television Legislation Amendment Act 1985 10
Broadcasting and Television Legislation Amendment Act 1986 10
Broadcasting (Ownership and Control) Act 1987 10
Broadcasting (Ownership and Control) Act 1988 10
Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Act 1981 11
Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1983 11
Broadcasting Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1985 11
Radiocommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 11
Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act 1987 11
Radio Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 11
Satellite Communications Amendment Act 1988 11
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1987 12
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987 12
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act (No. 3) 1987 12
Television Stations Licence Fees Act 1981 12
Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1983 12
Television Stations Licence Fees Amendment Act 1985 12
Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005 12
Part 2—Other amendments 13
AUSSAT Repeal Act 1991 13
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 13
National Transmission Network Sale Act 1998 13
Telstra Corporation Act 1991 13
A Bill for an Act to amend and repeal laws relating to communications, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility and Other Measures) Act 2015 .
(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.
Commencement information |
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Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Provisions |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedules 1 to 3 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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3. Schedule 4 |
The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation 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.