Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Cth)

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2007

No. 28, 2007

An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for related purposes

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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2007

No. 28, 2007

An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for related purposes

[Assented to 15 March 2007]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2007.

2Commencement

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

3Schedule(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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 1Amendments

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

1

At the end of subsection 212(1)

Add:

1. ; or (c)

   re‑transmit programs that are transmitted by a service that does no more than transmit program material supplied by National Indigenous TV Limited.

2

At the end of subsection 212(3)

Add:

1. ; or (e)

   a re‑transmission of program material mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) by the licensee who transmitted the program material.

Copyright Act 1968

1. 3

   Subsection 10(1) (definition of free‑to‑air broadcast)

   Repeal the definition, substitute:

   free‑to‑air broadcast means:

   1. (a)

      a broadcast delivered by a national broadcasting service, commercial broadcasting service or community broadcasting service within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; or

   2. (b)

      a broadcast delivered by a broadcasting service within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 that does no more than transmit program material supplied by National Indigenous TV Limited.

4

Section 135C

Before “This”, insert “(1)”.

5

At the end of section 135C

Add:

1. (2)

   The reference to free‑to‑air broadcast in subsection (1) does not include a reference to a broadcast within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of free‑to‑air broadcast in subsection 10(1).

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 15 February 2007

Senate on 1 March 2007]

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