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• Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Nov 2025 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to require providers of certain subscription video on demand services to ensure minimum levels of expenditure on new eligible Australian programs; and

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: impose obligations on digital communications platform providers in relation to the dissemination of content on a digital communications platform that contains information that is reasonably verifiable as false, misleading or deceptive, and is reasonably likely to cause or contribute to serious harm of a specified type (misinformation and disinformation); expand the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s compliance and enforcement powers in relation to misinformation and disinformation; and make consequential amendments. Also makes consequential amendments to 3 other Acts; and amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to make an amendment contingent on the commencement of the

  Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 May 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to establish a new regulatory framework for Internet content hosts, content services delivered over convergent devices including live streamed content services, mobile phone-based services and services that provide links to content; and makes related amendments to eight other Acts. Also amends the

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to include the Indian Ocean Territories in reviews by the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Crime or Terrorism Related Internet Content) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to expand the ‘black list’ of internet addresses maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to include terrorism and cyber crime websites hosted domestically and overseas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  02 Dec 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015, the bill amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: amend account keeping and licence fee administration arrangements for commercial broadcasters and datacasting transmitter licensees; remove duplicative requirements for licensees, publishers and controllers to notify the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) of certain changes in control of regulated media assets; and provide a consistent classification arrangement for all television programs, including films;

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to clarify the complaints handling and information gathering functions of the ACMA;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to remove the ability of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to issue tariff filing directions to certain carriers and carriage service providers;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to amend the statutory information collection powers of the ACMA and the ACCC;

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  ,

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to enable the development of an industry-based scheme for the management of telephone numbering resources. Also repeals 53 Acts and removes redundant provisions in four Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2018

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  29 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: amend account keeping and licence fee administration arrangements for commercial broadcasters and datacasting transmitter licensees; remove duplicative requirements for licensees, publishers and controllers to notify the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) of certain changes in control of regulated media assets; provide a consistent classification arrangement for all television programs, including films; and amend two statutory publication requirements;

  National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

  to provide that NBN Co may dispose of surplus non-communications goods;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: correct a technical error in relation to the admissibility of certain evidence in court proceedings; remove the requirement for the ACMA to consult with an advisory committee before declaring a submarine cable protection zone; and remove the ability of NBN Co to issue and keep a register of statements that it will not be installing fibre in a new real estate development;

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  and

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to remove duplication in the complaints handling and information gathering functions of the ACMA;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to remove the ability of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to issue tariff filing directions to certain carriers and carriage service providers;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to amend the statutory information collection powers of the ACMA and the ACCC;

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  ,

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  and

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to make technical amendments; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and three other Acts to enable the development of an industry-based scheme for the management of telephone numbering resources. Also repeals 53 Acts and removes redundant provisions in four Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Oct 2019 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  to: remove duplicative requirements for licensees, publishers and controllers to notify the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) of certain changes in control of regulated media assets; remove requirements for certain television broadcasters to apply different classification standards for films when developing industry codes of practice; remove certain classification-related licence conditions on commercial television and community television broadcasting licensees and providers of open narrowcasting services; and amend two statutory publication requirements;

  National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

  to permit an NBN corporation to supply non-communications goods to another person in certain circumstances;

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to: correct a technical error in relation to the admissibility of certain evidence in court proceedings; remove the requirement for the ACMA to consult with an advisory committee before declaring a submarine cable protection zone; and remove the ability of NBN Co to issue and keep a register of statements that it will not be installing fibre in a new real estate development;

  Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

  to restore an inadvertently repealed provision clarifying that certain determinations of the minister are not legislative instruments;

  Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017

  to: increase the transitional support payment for Network Investments from $632 000 to $819 000; and provide for transitional arrangements;

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  to amend the statutory information collection powers of the ACMA and the ACCC;

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

  ,

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991

  to make technical amendments; and

  Telecommunications Act 1997

  and three other Acts to enable the development of an industry-based scheme for the management of telephone numbering resources. Also repeals 53 Act spent and redundant Acts; and makes amendments to four Acts to make consequential amendments and repeal redundant provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Broadcasting Services Act 1992

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to: provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) with a greater range of broadcasting and datacasting enforcement options, including powers in relation to: civil penalties; injunctions; enforceable undertakings; and infringement notices; and require the ACMA to develop guidelines in relation to the exercise of its broadcasting and datacasting enforcement powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Executive Remuneration) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Mar 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HANSON, Sen Pauline 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

  ,

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  and Remuneration Tribunal (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1976 to make the Remuneration Tribunal the responsible body for setting the remuneration of the Managing Director of Australia Post; and

  National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

  to make the tribunal the responsible body for setting the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer of NBN Co. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Jun 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005

  to authorise disclosure of certain information by the Australian Communications and Media Authority to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, departments, government agencies and regulatory bodies; and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  in relation to variation of the conditions of datacasting transmitter licences; and

  Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998

  to ensure channel B licensees are not subject to an annual revenue based fee. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum