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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Act 2017
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C2021C00453 C03
01 September 2021
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1 Short title
2 Commencement
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3 Schedules
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Schedule 1—Abolition of the 75% audience reach rule
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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Schedule 2—Abolition of the 2 out of 3 cross-media control rule
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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Schedule 3—Local programming requirements for regional commercial television broadcasting licensees
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Part 1—New local programming requirements
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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Part 2—Abolition of old local programming requirements
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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Schedule 4—Anti-siphoning
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Part 1—Amendments
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2010
Part 2—Transitional
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Schedule 5—Abolition of licence fees and datacasting charges
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Part 1—Repeals
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Division 1—Repeals
Broadcasting Services (Datacasting Charge) Regulations 2001
Datacasting Charge (Imposition) Act 1998
Datacasting Transmitter Licence Fees Act 2006
Radio Licence Fees Act 1964
Television Licence Fees Act 1964
Division 2—Application provisions
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Part 2—Amendments
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Division 1—Amendments
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Radiocommunications Act 1992
Division 2—Application provisions
Division 3—Refund of overpayments
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Schedule 6—Taxation and transitional support payments
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Part 1—General amendments
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Radiocommunications Act 1992
Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983
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Part 2—Termination of the liability of commercial broadcasters to pay transmitter licence tax
Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Act 1983
Part 3—Transitional support payments
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Schedule 7—Review of taxation arrangements etc.
Broadcasting Services Act 1992
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history