Bill
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Measures) Bill 2017
lapsed, as at 2019-07-01. Communications and the Arts portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Communications and the Arts
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2017-10-18
- second reading — 2017-10-18
- other — 2019-07-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2017-10-18.
The bill would change the ABC's legal duties to better serve people in rural and regional Australia.
It would add two regional-experience requirements to the ABC Board and create a new advisory body for regional views.
The ABC would have to publish an annual report comparing its regional and city workforce numbers and the ratio of journalists to support staff.
- The ABC's Charter would be amended to require its programs to strengthen regional identity and reflect geographic diversity.
- The ABC Board must include two members with strong regional ties through business, industry or community work.
- A Regional Advisory Council would be set up to advise the Board on changes affecting regional audiences.
- The ABC Board would have to report each year on the number of staff in regional areas and in cities, and the ratio of journalists to support staff.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, its Board, regional audiences and employees.
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