Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2011

Previous Citations: Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2010
Type: Government
Portfolio: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Introduced with the National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010, the bill amends the: Telecommunications Act 1997 and Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: support the rollout of NBN-consistent fibre-to-the-premises networks in new real estate developments; place certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation; and require carriers (other than NBN corporations) operating certain superfast broadband networks to offer a wholesale Layer 2 ethernet bitstream service; and Telecommunications Act 1997 in relation to infringement notices.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	25 Nov 2010
Second reading moved	25 Nov 2010
Second reading debate	09 Feb 2011
Second reading debate	28 Feb 2011
Second reading debate	01 Mar 2011
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 2 Australian Greens agreed to	01 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	01 Mar 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	02 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2011
Second reading agreed to	24 Mar 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	24 Mar 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 35 Government [4 as amended by 15 Australian Greens-Independent (Xenophon)], 1 Australian Greens and 24 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to	25 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	25 Mar 2011

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	28 Mar 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	28 Mar 2011
Assent Act no.: 23 Year: 2011	12 Apr 2011

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Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
BANDT, Adam, MP

Non-Government
TURNBULL, Malcolm, MP

Non-Government
HARTSUYKER, Luke, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7065]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Australian Greens/Independent [sheet 7060]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Australian Greens/Independent [sheet 7061]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Australian Greens/Independent [sheet 7063]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Australian Greens/Independent [sheet 7064]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Government [sheet BR282]

Independent [sheet 7038]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 7066]
JOYCE, Sen Barnaby

Opposition [sheet 7048 Revised]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (10/02/2011): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Committee report (17/03/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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