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TOTAL RESULTS: 55
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- Date
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18 Mar 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Copyright Act 1968
in relation to: licensing arrangements for satellite digital television broadcasting services; commercial digital television programming on satellite broadcasting services; conditions on satellite broadcasting service licensees; technical standards for digital transmission and domestic reception of satellite services; content obligations on commercial television broadcasting licensees; regulation of content broadcast on satellite services; conditional access arrangements for satellite services; and access to terrestrially-delivered commercial digital television services in regional and remote areas.
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- Date
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14 Sep 2006
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Senate
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Introduced with the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006, the bill amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to reform the digital television and commercial television broadcasting regime, particularly in relation to: regulation of digital television; broadcasting of sports on the anti-siphoning list on new digital channels; commercial television licensing arrangements; allocation of channels for new digital services; the access regime for channel B datacasting transmitter licences and access undertakings; and industry codes and standards.
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- Date
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24 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
to: implement a staggered, region-by-region digital switch-over television timetable (to be completed by 31 December 2013); and specify the dates of two statutory reviews.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to: extend the deadline for commercial broadcasters to commence digital radio services in the mainland state capital cities to 1 July 2009; remove the requirement for digital radio services to commence in Hobart by the extended deadline; and retain the option for community radio stations to take up shares in joint venture companies that own digital radio transmission infrastructure.
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28 Mar 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Summary
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Amends the
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
, Radiocommunications Act 1992
and Trade Practices Act 1974
to implement a framework for digital radio broadcasting and transmission and provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with the powers necessary to support and manage the new framework.
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- Date
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24 Feb 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the:
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
to provide the Australian Communications and Media Authority with planning and enforcement powers for the implementation of the re-stack of digital television channels and the realisation of digital dividend spectrum; and Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
, Broadcasting Services Act 1992
, Copyright Act 1968
and Radiocommunications Act 1992
in relation to: the operation of the digital television services provided by the satellite service licensed under section 38C of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992
; and other digital television matters.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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The bill: requires the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to identify and contact a person’s next of kin when that person is in a foreign country and believed to be missing; provides for the department and its agencies to offer assistance in such circumstances; and requires the minister to report annually on the development and implementation of international agreements relating to Australian citizens believed to be missing overseas.
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10 Feb 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Industry, Science and Resources portfolio
- Summary
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Act No. 14 of 1999
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- Date
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12 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the
Customs Act 1901
in relation to: monitoring and enforcement of security requirements at Australian borders; provision of certain information to Customs in relation to: people working in restricted areas or issued with security identification cards; and goods in-transit; examination and seizure of in-transit goods; electronic reporting of all mail cargo as part of a cargo report; access to airline computer reservation systems; authorisation of Customs officers; issue and use of firearms and personal defence equipment by Customs officers; powers of arrest in relation to assault or obstruction of Customs officers; and forfeiture of undeclared dutiable goods found in unaccompanied baggage; Customs Act 1901
, Migration Act 1958
, Customs Legislation Amendment and Repeal (International Trade Modernisation) Act 2001
and Evidence Act 1995
in relation to electronic reports to Customs and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs in relation to passengers and crew; Fisheries Management Act 1991
to allow the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to disclose vessel monitoring information to Customs; and Customs Administration Act 1985
to include the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence as a Commonwealth agency. Also includes savings provisions.
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- Date
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22 Sep 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Immigration and Multicultural Affairs portfolio
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