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News Journalism Payments Act 2026
No. 75, 2026
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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C2026A00075
26 August 2026
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Definitions
6 Payment periods
7 Eligible corporation
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Part 2—Eligible editorial capacity
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Division 1—Preliminary
8 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Eligible editorial capacity
9 Eligible editorial capacity
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Division 3—Eligible editorial workers
10 Eligible editorial worker
11 Eligible editorial role
12 Nominated corporations
13 FTE number
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Division 4—Other workers
14 Eligible freelancers and total eligible freelancer FTE
15 Eligible low-revenue corporations
16 Eligible volunteers
17 Eligible reduced FTE workers
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Division 5—Weighting factor
18 Weighting factor
19 Small to medium business weighting category
20 Regional or remote weighting category
21 Diverse communities weighting category
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Part 3—Applications to participate in scheme
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Division 1—Preliminary
22 Simplified outline of this Part
23 Lodgement periods
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Division 2—Applications
24 Application to participate
25 Requirements for the statement of eligible editorial capacity in an application
26 Requirements for capacity claim
27 Applicant may give further information or documents
28 Secretary may request further information or documents
29 Amendment of application during lodgement period
30 Withdrawal of application
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Division 3—Dealing with applications
31 Rules about dealing with applications
32 Decision on application
33 Risk test
34 Decision on application—notice of decision
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Division 4—Obligations of applicants and approved participants
35 Notice requirement—general
36 Notice requirement—matters related to a particular payment period
37 Civil penalty for failing to give notice
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Division 5—Variation of approved capacity claim
38 Variation of approved capacity claim
39 Effect of variation of approved capacity claim
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Part 4—Payment
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Division 1—Preliminary
40 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Scheme funding
41 Calculation of scheme funding
42 Scheme funding
43 Funding threshold
44 Allocation of scheme funding
45 Allocation to reserves
46 Assessment of whether scheme funding is likely to be available
47 Notice of scheme funding, and the result of no amount being allocated to a payment period
48 Rules may provide for keeping of accounts
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Division 3—Payment of payment share
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Subdivision A—Application of this Division
49 Application of this Division
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Subdivision B—Payment share
50 Payment determination time
51 Payment share
52 Secretary must determine payment share
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Subdivision C—Payment at start of payment period
53 Payment from money allocated to payment period
54 Notice of payment
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Division 4—Payments from reserves and remediation payments
55 Payment from reserves
56 Remediation of unpaid payment shares
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Division 5—Variation of payment share
57 Variation of payment share—change in approved capacity claim
58 Variation of payment share—ineligibility, insolvency or significant non-compliance with capacity retention obligation
59 Notice of variation of payment share
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Part 5—Obligations of payment recipients
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Division 1—Preliminary
60 Simplified outline of this Part
61 Payment recipient
62 Capacity retention period
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Division 2—Capacity retention obligation
63 Compliance with capacity retention obligation
64 Determination of compliance with capacity retention obligation
65 Capacity retention shortfall
66 Exemptions
67 Variation and revocation of exemption
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Division 3—Recoverable amounts
68 Recoverable amount
69 Recovery of recoverable amount as a debt
70 Recovery of recoverable amount by set-off
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Division 4—Reporting, notice and record-keeping requirements
71 Report on payment period by payment recipient
72 Civil penalty for failing to give report
73 Payment recipients must give notice of certain matters
74 Civil penalty for failing to give notice
75 Keeping records
76 Civil penalty for failing to keep records
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Part 6—Administration
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Division 1—Preliminary
77 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Review of decisions
78 Application for internal review of decisions
79 Conducting internal review of decision
80 Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
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Division 3—Appropriation
81 Appropriation
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Division 4—Publication and reporting
82 Publication of information about payment recipients
83 Publication of aggregated and de-identified information
84 Annual report on the operation of this Act
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Division 5—Use and disclosure of information
85 Use and disclosure of information
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Part 7—Compliance and enforcement
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Division 1—Preliminary
86 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Information
87 Secretary may obtain information and documents
88 Copies of documents
89 Person must not give false or misleading information
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Division 3—Application of the Regulatory Powers Act
90 Civil penalty provisions
91 Infringement notices
92 Enforceable undertakings
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Part 8—Grants
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Division 1—Preliminary
93 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Grants
94 Grants to certain entities
95 Grants to certain corporations
96 Grants to the Australian Associated Press
97 Terms and conditions of grants
98 Secretary has powers etc. of the Commonwealth
99 Conferral of powers on the Secretary
100 Limit on amounts to be paid under this Part
101 Relationship with other laws
102 Executive power of the Commonwealth
103 Appropriation
104 Treatment of partnerships
105 Treatment of trusts
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Part 9—Miscellaneous
106 Manner and form of applications, notices etc., and online facility
107 Rounding of amounts
108 Delegation by Secretary
109 Review of the operation of this Act
110 Rules