Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Bills

Radiocommunications Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Receiver Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020, Radiocommunications (Transmitter Licence Tax) Amendment Bill 2020; Second Reading

9:47 pm

Photo of Amanda StokerAmanda Stoker (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

The question is that the bills now be read a second time.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a second time.

I will now deal with the amendments to the bill circulated by the opposition. The question is that the amendments on sheets 1153 and 1154 in respect of the Foreign Investment Reform (Protecting Australia's National Security) Bill 2020, circulated by the opposition, be agreed to.

Opposition's circulated amendments—

SHEET 1153

(1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 4 (line 14), after "national security purposes", insert ", national broadcasting purposes".

(2) Schedule 3, item 76, page 43 (after line 16), after subsection (2F), insert:

(2G) For the purposes of subsection (2F), national broadcasting is in the public interest.

(3) Schedule 3, page 43 (before line 17), before item 77, insert:

76A After paragraph 130(3 ) ( a)

Insert:

(aa) must have regard to subsection (2G); and

SHEET 1154

(1) Clause 2, page 3 (table item 13), omit the table item, substitute:

(2) Schedule 11, page 217 (after line 7), at the end of the Schedule, add:

3 Subparagraph 103(4A ) ( c ) ( i)

Omit "31 December 2006", substitute "30 June 2024".

The question now is that opposition amendments on sheets 1153 and 1154, circulated by the opposition, be agreed to.