Bill
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
passed, as at 2021-06-29. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-03-25
- second reading — 2021-03-25
- second reading — 2021-06-01
- second reading — 2021-06-02
- second reading — 2021-06-02
- committee — 2021-06-02
- third reading — 2021-06-02
- introduced — 2021-06-15
- second reading — 2021-06-15
- second reading — 2021-06-22
- third reading — 2021-06-22
- other — 2021-06-23
- passed — 2021-06-23
- royal assent — 2021-06-29
Divisions
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Keep the usual motion unchanged — 2021-06-02, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 69, noes 61
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea — 2021-06-02, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 72, noes 58
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Consideration in Detail - Australian programming — 2021-06-02, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 72, noes 58
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Condemn Government policy — 2021-06-22, Senate: negative, ayes 24, noes 28
- The majority voted against [opposition amendments 1334](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-06-22.301.1), which means they failed. ### Amendment text > *(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 4), omit "5", substitute "6".* > > *(2) Page 14 (after line 7), at the end of the Bill, add:* > >> *Schedule 6 — Community television* >> >> *Part 1 — Amendments* >> >> *Radiocommunications Act 1992* >> >> *1 Subsection 103(2)* >> >>> *After "Subject to", insert "subsection (3A) and".* >> >> *2 After subsection 103(3)* >> >>> *Insert:* >>> >>> *(3A) Despite subsections (2) and (3), an apparatus licence issued under section 100 with the licence number 1171866 does not have effect after the later of the following dates:* >>> >>>> *(a) 30 June 2024;* >>>> >>>> *(b) the date the spectrum used by the apparatus licence is refarmed or allocated for the implementation of new broadcasting technologies—whichever is the earliest;* >>>> >>>> *(c) the date specified in a written determination by the Minister.* >> >> *3 Paragraph 103(4A)(c)* >> >>> *Omit the paragraph, substitute:* >>> >>> *(c) does not have effect after the later of the following dates, if the related licence is a CTV licence within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992:* >>> >>>> *(i) 30 June 2024;* >>>> >>>> *(ii) the date the spectrum used by the CTV licence is refarmed or allocated for the implementation of new broadcasting technologies—whichever is the earliest;* >>>> >>>> *(iii) the date specified in a written determination by the Minister.* >> >> *4 Subsection 103(4B)* >> >>> *Omit "subparagraph (4A)(c)(ii)", substitute "paragraph (3A)(c) or subparagraph (4A)(c)(iii)".* >> >> *5 Application of amendments* >> >>> *The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to licences regardless of when the licences were issued.* >> >> *Part 2 — Repeals* >> >> *[Australian Communications and Media Authority (Community Television) Direction 2020](https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L00847/Explana — 2021-06-22, Senate: negative, ayes 23, noes 29
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-03-25.
The bill would make five changes to broadcasting laws to cut red tape and remove outdated rules.
It would cut the annual spending requirement for Australian drama on subscription TV from 10% to 5% and move captioning rules into a ministerial instrument.
The bill would also repeal a clause from the digital radio framework, extend transitional arrangements for ACMA population determinations, and give ACMA more time to award grants until June 2021.
- Halve the annual expenditure requirement for Australian drama programming for subscription television broadcasters from 10% to 5%.
- Transfer the subscription television captioning rules from the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 to a disallowable ministerial instrument.
- Remove a redundant provision from the digital radio framework in the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
- Extend grandfathering arrangements for new population determinations by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
- Extend the timeframe for the Australian Communications and Media Authority to implement grants under June 2021.
Subscription television broadcasters, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, and digital radio licensees.
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