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Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2001
No. 23, 2001
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992
Schedule 2—Amendment of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
Schedule 3—Amendment of the Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2001
No. 23, 2001
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Services Act 1992, and for other purposes
[Assented to 6 April 2001]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Act 2001.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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 1—Amendment of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992
1A Division 2 of Part 11 (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute:
Division 2—Complaints relating to national broadcasting services or datacasting services provided by the ABC or SBS
1B Paragraph 150(a) Omit "that national broadcasting service has acted contrary to a code of practice developed by that national broadcasting service", substitute "the Corporation has, in providing a national broadcasting service or a datacasting service, acted contrary to a code of practice developed by the Corporation".
Note: The heading to section 150 is altered by adding at the end "or datacasting services provided by the ABC or SBS".
1C Paragraph 151(2)(b) Omit "that national broadcasting service", substitute "the Corporation".
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