Appendix 10 - Law reform
In 2019-20 the ABC made 14 submissions on law reform, including submissions to:
- ACMA’s issues paper on the future delivery of radio services in Australia (July 2019)
- the Australian Parliamentary inquiry into the impact of the exercise of law enforcement and intelligence powers on freedom of the press (August 2019)
- the Senate Environment and Communications References inquiry into Press Freedom (August 2019)
- the Australian Communications and Media Authority Planning of the 3700-4200 MHz band Discussion paper (September 2019)
- the Australian Communications and Media Authority Planning of the 2 GHz Band Discussion paper (September 2019)
- the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Digital Platforms Inquiry Final Report (September 2019)
- the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into, and report on, all aspects of the conduct of the 2019 federal election and matters related thereto (February 2020)
- the Australian International Development Policy consultation (February 2020)
- the Review of Australian classification regulation – discussion paper (March 2020)
- the inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade into strengthening Australia’s relationships with countries in the Pacific region (April 2020)
- the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements (April 2020)
- the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry (May 2020)
- the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Concepts Paper on the Mandatory News Media Bargaining Code (June 2020)
- the Australian Government Options Paper “Supporting Australian Stories on our Screens” (June 2020).
The ABC also contributed to 17 submissions on law reform made by the Right to Know Coalition, including submissions to:
- the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Inquiry concerning journalist and whistleblower protection reform
- the Senate Environment and Communications Committee concerning the inquiry into the adequacy of laws covering reporting of sensitive and classified information
- the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry concerning amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)
- the Counsel of Attorneys-General concerning the National Defamation Law Reform Review.
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