Broadcasting Services (Anti-Siphoning List) Instrument [Year]

This instrument is the Broadcasting Services (Anti-Siphoning List) Instrument 2024.

This instrument commences at the same time as Schedule 2 to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Act 2024.

Note: This instrument replaces any instruments previously made under subsection 115(1) of the Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument. Those instruments will be impliedly repealed.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 146V(1) of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.

5 Specification of events

For the purposes of subsection 146V(1) of the Act, an event, or event of a kind, mentioned in Schedule 1 is specified as an event, or event of a kind, the televising of which should, in my opinion, be available free to the general public.

Schedule 1—Events

1 Interpretation

(1) This clause applies to the interpretation of this schedule.

(2) A reference to an event, or an event of a kind, is a reference to that event, or kind of event, held from time to time.

(3) Unless otherwise provided, a reference to a named sporting competition includes each of the following references:

(a) if the sporting competition consists of more than one event—a reference to each of the events;

Examples: A multi-event tournament; an annual competition; the competition series of a sporting league or association.

(b) if the sporting competition is held more than once—a reference to the sporting competition as held from time to time, irrespective of any other name by which it is also known or any change in its name;

(c) if the sporting competition is restructured or rebranded into 2 or more sporting competitions—a reference to each of those sporting competitions;

(d) if the sporting competition is expanded by the inclusion of further sports—a reference to each of the events in the expanded sporting competition;

(e) if the sporting competition was previously limited to men’s events or to women’s events, and is expanded by including the other category—a reference to each of the events in the expanded sporting competition;

(f) if the sporting competition consists of both a qualification phase and a final tournament—a reference to the final tournament, but not the qualification phase.

(4) A reference to the name of a sporting body or organisation is a reference to that body or organisation irrespective of any other name by which it is also known or any change in its name from time to time.

(5) A reference to:

(a) a men’s event means an event in which only men are competitors; and

(b) a women’s event means an event in which only women are competitors.

2 Olympic Games

(1) Each event held as part of the Summer Olympic Games, including the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

(2) Each event held as part of the Winter Olympic Games, including the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

3 Summer Paralympic Games

Each event held as part of the Summer Paralympic Games, including the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

4 Commonwealth Games

Each event held as part of the Commonwealth Games, including the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.

5 Horse racing

Each running of the Melbourne Cup organised by the Victoria Racing Club.

6 Australian rules football

Men’s matches

(1) Each match in the Australian Football League Premiership, including the Finals Series.

Women’s matches

(2) Each match in the Finals Series of the Australian Football League Women’s Premiership.

7 Rugby league football

Men’s matches

(1) Each match in the National Rugby League Premiership, including the Finals Series.

(2) Each match in the National Rugby League State of Origin Series.

Women’s matches

(3) Each match in the Finals Series of the National Rugby League Women’s Premiership.

(4) Each match in the National Rugby League Women’s State of Origin Series.

Men’s and women’s matches

(5) Each men’s or women’s international rugby league test match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(6) Each men’s or women’s match in the Rugby League World Cup that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team; and

(b) is played in Australia, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea.

8 Rugby union football

(1) Each men’s or women’s international rugby union test match that:

(a) involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Rugby Australia; and

(b) is played in Australia or New Zealand.

(2) Each men’s or women’s match in the Rugby World Cup that involves the senior Australian representative team selected by Rugby Australia.

(3) The men’s or women’s finals of the Rugby World Cup.

9 Cricket

(1) Each men’s or women’s cricket test match that: