Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3

Schedule 1--Abolition of the 75% audience reach rule                                 4

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                               4

Schedule 2--Abolition of the 2 out of 3 cross-media control rule            5

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                               5

Schedule 3--Local programming requirements for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees                                                                                                                              7

Part 1--New local programming requirements                                                7

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                               7

Part 2--Abolition of old local programming requirements                      17

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             17

Schedule 4--Anti-siphoning                                                                                          18

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                  18

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             18

Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010                                          19

Part 2--Transitional                                                                                                     23

Schedule 5--Abolition of licence fees and datacasting charges               24

Part 1--Repeals                                                                                                              24

Division 1--Repeals                                                                                                  24

Broadcasting Services (Datacasting Charge) Regulations 2001                    24

Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998                                                         24

Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees Act 2006                                                 24

Radio Licence Fees Act 1964                                                                                  24

Television Licence Fees Act 1964                                                                          24

Division 2--Application provisions                                                                        25

Part 2--Amendments                                                                                                  27

Division 1--Amendments                                                                                        27

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005                           27

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             27

Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                             28

Division 2--Application provisions                                                                        28

Division 3--Refund of overpayments                                                                   30

Schedule 6--Taxation and transitional support payments                         31

Part 1--General amendments                                                                                 31

Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005                           31

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             31

Radiocommunications Act 1992                                                                             36

Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983                                             38

Part 2--Termination of the liability of commercial broadcasters to pay transmitter licence tax 44

Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983                             44

Part 3--Transitional support payments                                                              48

Schedule 7--Review of taxation arrangements etc.                                        53

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                             53

 

 

 

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017

No. 113, 2017

 

An Act to amend legislation relating to broadcasting, and for other purposes

[Assented to 16 October 2017]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: