News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026

1Short title#

This Act is the News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026.

2Commencement#

These Regulations shall come into force on 17th March 1987 and shall have effect as from 25th November 1982.

(1)Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act	At the same time as the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Act 2026 commences.However, the provisions do not commence at all if that Act does not commence.	27 August 2026

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

(2)Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3Imposition of charge#

(1)Charge payable in accordance with section 13 of the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Act 2026 is imposed.

(2)The rate of charge is 2.75%.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 13 August 2026

Senate on 20 August 2026]

(103/26)

News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026

News Media Bargaining Charge Act 2026

1Short title#

2Commencement#

3Imposition of charge#

Key facts

History · 1 version

1Short title#

2Commencement#

3Imposition of charge#