Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—In respect of the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017, I move Australian Greens amendments (1) to (3) on sheet 8266 together:

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table item 2), omit "Schedules 1 and 2", insert "Schedule 1".

(2) Clause 2, page 2 (after table item 2), insert:

(3) Schedule 2, page 6 (line 14), at the end of the Schedule, add:

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

15A After section 77

Insert:

77A Approval of acquisition of Ten Network Holdings Limited

An approval by the Treasurer of the acquisition of Ten Network Holdings Limited is a notifiable instrument.

Note: A notified instrument must be registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

These amendments will effectively ensure that the two-out-of-three rule cannot be scrapped until the government have confirmed that they will not interfere with CBS purchasing Channel 10.

Question negatived.