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Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility and Other Measures) Bill 2015

2013-2014-2015

 

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:

1   Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Communications Legislation Amendment (SBS Advertising Flexibility and Other Measures) Act 2015 .

2   Commencement

             (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

Column 1

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.

 

2.  Schedules 1 to 3

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

3.  Schedule 4

The 28th day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

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.

3   Schedules

                   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.