News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026

No. 78, 2026

An Act to impose a news media bargaining charge

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Imposition of charge

News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026

No. 78, 2026

An Act to impose a news media bargaining charge

[Assented to 26 August 2026]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

  This Act is the News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3  Imposition of charge

 (1) Charge payable in accordance with section 13 of the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Act 2026 is imposed.

 (2) The rate of charge is 2.75%.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 August 2026

Senate on 20 August 2026]