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2016‑2017‑2018

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) Bill 2017

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Hanson‑Young, on behalf of the Australian Greens, in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 18 and 19), omit all the words from and including “The Minister” to and including “ACMA.”.

[simplified outline]

(2)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (lines 4 and 5), omit all the words from and including “unless” to the end of subsection 205ZH(2), substitute:

                   unless:

                     (a)  the ACMA is satisfied that the person satisfies the criteria specified in section 205ZHA; and

                     (b)  the person is party to an agreement under subsection 205ZJ(2).

[grant criteria]

(3)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (after line 10), after section 205ZH, insert:

205ZHA  Grant criteria

                   The following criteria are specified in relation to a person for the purposes of paragraph 205ZH(2)(a):

                     (a)  the person carries on a business that in the financial year commencing on 1 July 2016 had a turnover of between $300,000 and $30 million;

                     (b)  the person is a body corporate controlled by Australian residents;

                     (c)  the primary activity of the business is journalism that investigates and explains, from an Australian perspective, public policy and issues of public interest or significance;

                     (d)  the primary activity of the business is carried on by individuals resident in Australia;

                     (e)  each senior manager of the person is resident in Australia;

                      (f)  either or both of the following apply:

                              (i)  the person is a member of the Australian Press Council;

                             (ii)  the person has in place a process for the making and handling of complaints made to the person in relation to the person’s business;

                     (g)  the person has in place a code of conduct, editorial guidelines or other framework directed at the provision of quality journalism;

                     (h)  the person does not receive financial assistance from, and does not carry on its business with regard to the interests of, any of the following:

                              (i)  a political party;

                             (ii)  a trade union;

                            (iii)  a superannuation fund;

                            (iv)  a financial institution;

                             (v)  a non‑government organisation;

                            (vi)  a policy lobby group.

[grant criteria]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 5 (lines 6 to 26), section 205ZK to be opposed.

[advisory committee]

(5)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 6 (line 7), omit “grants; and”, substitute “grants.”.

[annual report]

(6)     Schedule 1, item 1, page 6 (lines 8 and 9), omit paragraph 205ZL(d).

[annual report]