Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-Siphoning) Bill 2024

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent), which means it failed.

Amendment text

(1)—Clause 2, page 2 (at the end of the table), add:

4. Schedule 3

The day after the end of the period of 18 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2)—Page 36 (after line 2), at the end of the bill, add:

Schedule 3 — Codes of practice for broadcasting video on demand services

Broadcasting Services Act 1992

1 Subsection 123(1)

Omit "radio and television industry", substitute "radio, television, and other relevant broadcasting industry".

2 After paragraph 123(1)(e)

Insert:

and (f) providers of broadcasting video on demand services;

3 At the end of section 123

Add:

(8) For the purposes of this section:

broadcasting video on demand service has the same meaning as in Part 9E.