- Date
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25 Mar 2015
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Communications
- Summary
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Amends the:
Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
to: increase the restriction of no more than five minutes per hour of advertising to 10 minutes of advertising in any hour of broadcasting on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS); and clarify SBS’s ability to earn revenue through the broadcast of programs containing product placement; and Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
and Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
to: provide consistency between the Acts; remove redundant provisions; and add a reference to digital media services. Also repeals 26 Acts and removes redundant provisions in four Acts.