Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Foreign Media Ownership, Community Radio and Other Measures) Bill 2017

Previous Citations: Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Foreign Media Ownership and Community Radio) Bill 2017
Type: Government
Portfolio: Communications and the Arts
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the: Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to: establish a Register of Foreign Ownership of Media Assets to be administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA); provide for new assessment criterion for the applications for, and renewals of, community radio broadcasting licences relating to material of local significance; and make consequential amendments; and Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 to enable the ACMA to delegate the power to issues certain notices.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	06 Dec 2017
Second reading moved	06 Dec 2017
Second reading debate	28 Jun 2018
Second reading agreed to	28 Jun 2018
Third reading agreed to	28 Jun 2018

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Aug 2018
Second reading moved	20 Aug 2018
Second reading debate	20 Aug 2018
Second reading agreed to	20 Aug 2018
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to	20 Aug 2018
Third reading agreed to	20 Aug 2018

Senate
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate agreed to House amendments	21 Aug 2018


Finally passed both Houses	22 Aug 2018
Assent Act no: 95 Year: 2018	31 Aug 2018

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Government [sheet EK129]

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Schedule of the amendments made by the House of Representatives

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Bills Digest

Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (06/02/2018): Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights; Report 3 of 2018
Considered by scrutiny committee (07/02/2018): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 3 of 2018
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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