Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2014

On 30 October 2014, the Senate referred the Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2014 [Provisions] to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.

Submissions closing date is 10 December 2014. The reporting date is 9 February 2015.

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The reasons for the referral are that the removal of auditing requirements for Australian content has the potential to significantly impact the amount of Australian content in the local broadcast media landscape. In addition, there are significant concerns over the legislation's changes to captioning requirements. Both have the potential to significantly impact the viewing experience of Australian television content for local audiences.



Past Public Hearings

02 Feb 2015: Sydney

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Inquiry Status

Report tabled

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