2010

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti‑Siphoning) Bill 2010

No.      , 2010

(Senator Bob Brown)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 in relation to anti‑siphoning provisions, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments continuing the anti-siphoning list under the Broadcasting Services Act           3

Broadcasting Services Act 1992                                                                               3

Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2004                                          3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 in relation to anti‑siphoning provisions, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti‑Siphoning) Act 2010.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

             (1)  Each Act, and each instrument, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

             (2)  The amendment of an instrument under subsection (1) does not prevent the instrument, as so amended, from being amended by the Minister in accordance with section 115 of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

Schedule 1—Amendments continuing the anti-siphoning list under the Broadcasting Services Act

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

1  At the end of section 115

Add:

             (4)  A notice under this section which has the effect of:

                     (a)  amending a notice under subsection (1) to remove an event from that notice; or

                     (b)  revoking a notice, or any part of a notice, under subsection (1); or

                     (c)  placing a time limit on the operation of a notice, or any part of a notice, under subsection (1);

does not come into effect until the expiration of 6 sitting days of each House of the Parliament after the notice is tabled in that House.

Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice (No. 1) 2004

2  Schedule 2

Omit “and ending on 31 December 2010”.