Second Reading Speeches

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008

Type
Government
Portfolio
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Broadcasting Services Act 1992
and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to prohibit certain pay television licensees from providing television channels that contain a large amount of R18+ programming to certain prescribed areas;
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995
to permit the transportation of pornographic material through a prescribed area to a place outside the prescribed area;
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to repeal permit system amendments providing public access to certain Aboriginal land; and
Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
to enable community dependent roadhouses to be licensed as community stores.

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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