Overview
The News Journalism Payments (Consequential Amendments) Act 2026 (No. 76, 2026) came into force on 26 August 2026. The Act is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
What the Act does
The Act makes consequential amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. These amendments update that existing law to align it with a new news journalism payments framework. The source document does not specify what those amendments change in practical terms for businesses.
Key actions
- View the full legislation text at https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026A00076 to check whether the amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 affect your business dealings with news media platforms or digital services.
- Set up an alert for updates to this Act by using the 'Set up an alert' option on the legislation page at https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026A00076.
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