Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013

Type: Government
Portfolio: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Part of a package of six bills in relation to the media sector, the bill amends the:
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
to enable the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to provide certain information to the Public Interest Media Advocate; and
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: provide for a public interest test, administered by the Public Interest Media Advocate, to apply to transactions between registered news media voices of national significance; and establish the Register of News Media Voices to be administered by the ACMA.

Progress

House of Representatives
14 Mar 2013	Introduced and read a first time
14 Mar 2013	Second reading moved
19 Mar 2013	Second reading debate
20 Mar 2013	Second reading debate
21 Mar 2013	Discharged from Notice Paper

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Bills Digest

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Notes

Referred to Committee (14/03/2013): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (20/03/2013)
Referred to Committee (14/03/2013): House Standing Infrastructure and Communications; Statement made discharging the committee's requirement to provide a report (18/03/2013)

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Text of bill

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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