Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

Type: Government
Portfolio: Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and
Radiocommunications Act 1992
to provide a framework for the conversion of commercial television broadcasting services in regional and remote areas of Western Australia from analogue to digital; and to allow commercial television broadcasting licensees in remote licence areas to multi-channel their digital services, where they elect jointly, or one elects individually, to provide a third digital-only commercial service; and exempt such licensees from any mandatory high definition television quotas that might be applied in remote licence areas.

Progress

Senate
23 Jun 2005	Introduced and read a first time
23 Jun 2005	Second reading moved
16 Aug 2006	Second reading debate
04 Sep 2006	Second reading agreed to
04 Sep 2006	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
04 Sep 2006	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
05 Sep 2006	Introduced and read a first time
18 Oct 2006	Second reading moved
18 Oct 2006	Second reading agreed to
18 Oct 2006	Third reading agreed to

04 Nov 2006

Assent

Act no.: 127

Year: 2006

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
(S) Australian Greens 1
(S) Government 1
(S) Opposition 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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