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BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2000

1998-1999-2000

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE




Presented and read a first time









Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2000

No. , 2000

(Communications, Information Technology and the Arts)



A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes



ISBN: 0642 463840

Contents

A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992

1 At the end of subparagraph 5A(2)(o)(i) of Schedule 4

Add “or the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation”.

2 Paragraphs 6(8)(ca) and 19(8)(ca) of Schedule 4

Repeal the paragraphs.

3 Subparagraphs 37E(2)(a)(i) and 37F(2)(a)(i) of Schedule 4

Omit “SDTV mode”, insert “SDTV digital mode”.

4 Paragraph 27A(1)(d) of Schedule 6

Omit “20A”, substitute “20AA”.

5 Part 6 of Schedule 6 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part 6—Control of datacasting transmitter licences

6 Clauses 39 and 40 of Schedule 6

Repeal the clauses.

Note: The heading to clause 41 is replaced by the heading “Datacasting transmitter licences not to be controlled by ABC or SBS”.

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

1 Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

datacasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

2 Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

datacasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

3 After section 6

Insert:

6A Datacasting functions

If:

(a) the Corporation applies for a datacasting licence; and

(b) the licence is allocated to the Corporation;

then, in addition to the functions conferred on the Corporation under section 6, the Corporation has the function of providing a datacasting service under, and in accordance with the conditions of, the licence.

Schedule 3—Amendment of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

1 Section 3

Insert:

datacasting licence has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

2 Section 3

Insert:

datacasting service has the same meaning as in the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

3 After section 6

Insert:

6A Datacasting functions

If:

(a) the SBS applies for a datacasting licence; and

(b) the licence is allocated to the SBS;

then, in addition to the functions conferred on the SBS under section 6, the SBS has the function of providing a datacasting service under, and in accordance with the conditions of, the licence.

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