Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2000

No. 109, 2000

An Act to amend the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998, and for related purposes

Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2000

No. 109, 2000

An Act to amend the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998, and for related purposes

[Assented to 3 August 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Amendment Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences at the same time as Schedule 6 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998

1 Section 3

Insert:

BSA datacasting licence means a datacasting licence under Schedule 6 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

2 Section 3 (definition of datacasting service)

Omit “Schedule 4 to”.

3 Section 3

Insert:

designated teletext service has the same meaning as in Schedule 4 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

3A Section 3 (definition of national broadcaster)

Repeal the definition.

3B Paragraph 6(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) the transmitter licence is held by the holder of a commercial television broadcasting licence; and

4 After paragraph 6(d)

Insert:

(da) at least one of those datacasting services:

(i) was provided under the authority of a BSA datacasting licence; and

(ii) was not a designated teletext service; and

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 9 May 2000

(80/00)

Senate on 19 June 2000]