Entertainment Law: Regulatory Updates
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Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
9.00am to 10.00am Entertainment Law: Regulatory Update
Join the panel for a practical overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the Australian entertainment industry. As media channels continue to morph, be across the latest industry changes influencing streaming, broadcast, and online modes.
Panellists:
Natasha Eves, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Free TV Australia
Andy Barclay, Manager, Business & Legal Affairs, Screen Producers Australia
Julie Chandra, Principal Lawyer/ Manager. Content, Consumer and Citizen - Legal Services Division, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Presenters
Natasha Eves
Natasha Eves was appointed Free TV Australia’s Regulatory Affairs Manager in December 2021. Natasha joined Free TV from SBS, where she was External Affairs Manager, with responsibilities across policy, government relations, and industry engagement. Natasha has a background in media policy and arts and cultural policy, having previously held roles at the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Andy Barclay
Andy Barclay is the Manager of Business and Legal Affairs at Screen Producer Australia. Prior to joining SPA, he practised as an entertainment lawyer, at Cole Media & Entertainment Law, specialising in film and television production. While at CME Law, Andy worked closely with his clients across all stages of production, from development to completion, and legal delivery of the finished projects. His production legal credits include Bosch & Rockit (2020), Gold (2021), and The Tourist (2022).
Julie Chandra
Julie Chandra has been a Principal Lawyer at the Australian, Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) since late 2009. Julie, advises her internal clients on all aspects relating to the regulation of, broadcasting, the internet and telecommunications. As a government, lawyer, Julie advises on areas such as administrative law, judicial review, and statutory interpretation, particularly in relation to the Broadcasting, Services Act, the Telecommunications Act and all related subordinate, legislation, standards and codes. She regularly provides advice in relation, to investigations into alleged breaches of broadcasting and, telecommunications regulation and manages Federal Court litigation on, behalf of the regulator by and against industry participants. Prior to joining, the ACMA, Julie worked for 12 years as a private practice lawyer in a, number of top tier commercial law firms. She specialised in intellectual, property and trade practices law with a focus on telecommunications, having spent a number of years on secondment as in-house counsel at, Vodafone.