Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

The point is that there are two separate processes under the bill. One is the registration of news media businesses. The other is the designation of digital platforms. Each of those processes occurs in accordance with the criteria set out in the bill. The ACMA will go through its processes in relation to registration, and that will happen in relation to any news media business that puts in an application to be registered.

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