Footnotes

CHAPTER 1

[1]        Productivity Commission, Report on Government Services 2013, 31 January 2013, p. 6.2, http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/121767/09-government-services-2013-chapter6.pdf (accessed 8 July 2013).

[2]        The Hon Nicola Roxon MP and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Spectrum for public Safety Agencies, Joint Media Release, 29 October 2012, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/169 (accessed 29 May 2013); Australian Communications and Media Authority, The ACMA to deliver a multi-layered spectrum solution to support public safety mobile broadband capability, ACMA media release 81/2012–29 October, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_600087 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[3]        National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, An Introduction, 2011, p. 2, http://nccgr.govspace.gov.au/files/2012/02/NCCGR-A5-Booklet-2011-Strategic-Directions.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[4]        Mr Bob Waites, Assistant Commissioner, NSW Police Force, RadComms Conference Melbourne April/May 2008, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310661/13bobwaites.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[5]        Council of Australian Governments, National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management, 31 March 2004, p. 137, http://www.coagbushfireenquiry.gov.au/report/pdfs/report_large_size.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[6]        National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, Introduction, p. 1, http://nccgr.govspace.gov.au/files/2012/02/NCCGR-A4-Intro1.pdf (accessed 10 June 2013).

[7]        National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, An Introduction, 2011, p. 2, http://nccgr.govspace.gov.au/files/2012/02/NCCGR-A5-Booklet-2011-Strategic-Directions.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[8]        Spectrum is described as the 'waves' of electric and magnetic energy moving together through space. These waves carry information or communications. Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Fact sheet 1: Introduction to spectrum management, December 2012, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/139116/Fact-Sheet-1-Dec-2012.pdf (accessed 7 June 2013).

[9]        Mr Bob Waites, Assistant Commissioner, NSW Police Force, RadComms Conference Melbourne April/May 2008, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310661/13bobwaites.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[10]      Council of Australian Governments, National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management, 31 March 2004, p. 137, http://www.coagbushfireenquiry.gov.au/report/pdfs/report_large_size.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[11]      Council of Australian Governments, National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management, 31 March 2004, p. 137, http://www.coagbushfireenquiry.gov.au/report/pdfs/report_large_size.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[12]      Law Enforcement and Security Radio Spectrum Committee, Comments for Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum Reform Discussion Papers, Version 2, 28 July 2008, p. 3, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310714/lesrsc.pdf (accessed 7 June 2013).

[13]      Law Enforcement and Security Radio Spectrum Committee, Comments for Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum Reform Discussion Papers, Version 2, 28 July 2008, p. 1, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310714/lesrsc.pdf (accessed 7 June 2013).

[14]      Council of Australian Governments, National Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management, 31 March 2004, pp xv and xxvii, http://www.coagbushfireenquiry.gov.au/report/pdfs/report_large_size.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[15]      Australian Bureau of Statistics, 'The 2010–11 summer of natural disasters', cat. 1301.10 Year Book Australia, 2012, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/1301.0Main+Features1952012 (accessed 7 June 2013).

[16]      Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, Final Report, March 2012, p. 398, http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf (accessed 7 June 2013).

[17]      Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, Final Report, March 2012, p. 399, http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf (accessed 7 June 2013).

[18]      Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, The capacity of communication networks and emergency warning systems to deal with emergencies and natural disasters, November 2011, Recommendation 2, p. vii, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Completed%20inquiries/2010-13/emergencycommunications/index (accessed 28 May 2013).

[19]      Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, The capacity of communication networks and emergency warning systems to deal with emergencies and natural disasters, November 2011, p. 27.

[20]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 9, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[21]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [1].

[22]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [2].

[23]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, The ACMA to deliver a multi-layered spectrum solution to support public safety mobile broadband capability, Media release, 81/2012, 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/the-acma-to-deliver-a-multi-layered-spectrum-solution (accessed 29 May 2013).

[24]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 1, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013); The Hon Robert McClelland MP and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Discussions on national broadband for public and emergency services, Joint Media Release, 10 May 2011, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2011/177 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[25]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [2].

[26]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, What is 'spectrum'?, http://s2.dbcde.gov.au/what-is-spectrum/ (accessed 16 July 2013).

[27]      Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Renewal decision provides certainty for mobile customers, Media Release, 10 February 2012, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/015 (accessed 19 June 2013); Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Government provides certainty for digital dividend auction, Media Release, 14 December 2012, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/204 (accessed 19 June 2013).

[28]      The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) also viewed spectrum as an 'important national resource'. AMTA, Submission 6, p. 6.

[29]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 7; ACMA, Submission 7, p. [1].

[30]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 7.

[31]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 14.

[32]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[33]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[34]      Radiocommunications Act 1992, s. 3.

[35]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Fact sheet 2: Public safety mobile broadband capability—process overview, December 2012.

[36]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 7.

[37]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Principles for spectrum management, March 2009, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310828/principles_for_spectrum_management.pdf (accessed 30 May 2013).

CHAPTER 2 - Announcements and the decision making process

[1]        Natural Disaster Arrangements Working Group, National Framework to Improve Government Radiocommunications Interoperability. Towards a harmonised radiocommunications environment for public protection and disaster relief 2010–2020, p. 1, http://www.em.gov.au/Fundinginitiatives/NationalEmergencyManagementProjects/NationalEmergencyManagementProjects20102011/Pages/ImplementationofNationalInteroperabilityFrameworkBriefings.aspx (accessed 31 May 2013).   

[2]        Natural Disaster Arrangements Working Group, National Framework to Improve Government Radiocommunications Interoperability. Towards a harmonised radiocommunications environment for public protection and disaster relief 2010–2020, p. 5.

[3]        National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, An Introduction, p. 5, http://nccgr.govspace.gov.au/files/2012/02/NCCGR-A4-Intro1.pdf (accessed 31 May 2013).

[4]        Council of Australian Governments, National Security and Community Safety, http://www.coag.gov.au/national_security_and_community_safety (accessed 31 May 2013).

[5]        Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management, Terms of Reference, http://www.ag.gov.au/EmergencyManagement/Documents/SCPEMtermsofreference.pdf (accessed 31 May 2013).

[6]        The Hon Robert McClelland MP and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Discussions on national broadband for public and emergency services, Joint Media Release, 10 May 2011, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2011/177 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[7]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013); Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_600085 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[8]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, The ACMA to deliver a multi-layered spectrum solution to support public safety mobile broadband capability, ACMA media release 81/2012 – 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/the-acma-to-deliver-a-multi-layered-spectrum-solution  (accessed 29 May 2013); ACMA,

[9]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Media Release, 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_600087 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[10]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Media Release, 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_600087 (accessed 28 May 2013).

[11]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[12]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Fact sheet 3: Public safety mobile broadband capability 700 MHz v 800 MHz––Suitability for Australian public safety use, December 2012, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/public_safety_mobile_broadband_steering_committee (accessed 7 June 2013).

[13]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Fact sheet 2: Public safety mobile broadband capability––process overview, December 2012, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/public_safety_mobile_broadband_steering_committee (accessed 7 June 2013).

[14]      A separate consultation was undertaken in relation to expiring licences. ACMA, Expiring spectrum licences––technical framework for the 800 MHz band, June 2012.

[15]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Review of the 803–960 MHz Band, http://165.191.2.20/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312463 (accessed 6 June 2013); Australian Communications and Media Authority, The 803–960 MHz band––exploring options for future change, IFC 47/2012, March 2013, http://165.191.2.20/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_600124 (accessed 6 June 2013).

[16]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[17]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, 'The ACMA to deliver a multi-layered spectrum solution to support public safety mobile broadband capability', Media Release, 81/2012 – 29 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/the-acma-to-deliver-a-multi-layered-spectrum-solution (accessed 5 June 2013).

[18]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, The 803–960 MHz band–exploring options for future change, Discussion paper, December 2012, p. 42, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550052/ifc47_2012-803-960mhz_band.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[19]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 12, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[20]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, The 803–960 MHz band–exploring options for future change, Discussion paper, December 2012, p. 43, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550052/ifc47_2012-803-960mhz_band.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[21]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Proposed class licence in the 4.9 GHz band for public safety agencies, Consultation Paper, October 2012, p. 2, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550039/ifc43-2012-public_safety-use-4.9ghz_band.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013); 'Proposed class licence in 4.9 GHz band: public safety agencies, Issue for comment 43/2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/Consultations/Consultations/Current/submissions-to-proposed-class-licence-in-4-9-ghz-band---public-safety-agencies (accessed 6 June 2013).

[22]      Mr Chris Chapman, ACMA, 'ACMA chair: 60 MHz emergency services spectrum package "almost unique" globally', Communications Day, 29 October 2012, http://www.commsday.com/latest-news/acma-chair-60mhz-emergency-services-%E2%80%A8spectrum-package-almost-unique-globally (accessed 5 June 2013).

[23]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, The 803–960 MHz band—exploring options for future change, Discussion paper, December 2012, p. 42, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550052/ifc47_2012-803-960mhz_band.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[24]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, The 803–960 MHz band—exploring options for future change, Discussion paper, December 2012, p. 43, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550052/ifc47_2012-803-960mhz_band.pdf (accessed 6 June 2013).

[25]      The Hon Nicola Roxon MP and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Spectrum for public Safety Agencies, Joint Media Release, 29 October 2012, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/169 (accessed 29 May 2013).

[26]      The Hon Nicola Roxon MP and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Spectrum for public Safety Agencies, Joint Media Release, 29 October 2012, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2012/169 (accessed 29 May 2013).

[27]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 14.

[28]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 14.

[29]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 14

[30]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 3, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[31]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 1, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[32]      Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee, Terms of Reference, 30 May 2011, p. 1, http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/www/agd/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(8AB0BDE05570AAD0EF9C283AA8F533E3)~1Public+Safety+Mobile+Broadband+Steering+Committee+.pdf/$file/1Public+Safety+Mobile+Broadband+Steering+Committee+.pdf (accessed 18 July 2013).

[33]      Gibson Quai-AAS Consulting, Public Safety Mobile Broadband 700 MHz DD & 800 MHZ PSMB Band Comparison, Final Report, April 2012, www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/.../foi_log_18-docs_19d-19e.pdf (accessed 30 May 2013).

[34]      Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society, Broadband Communications Options for Public Safety Agencies, December 2012, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/161501/Broadband-Communications-Options-for-Public-Safety-Agencies.pdf (accessed 30 May 2013).

[35]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 10, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/radcomm/frequency_planning/radiofrequency_planning_topics/docs/spectrum_for_public_safety.pdf (accessed 29 May 2013).

[36]      Attorney-General's Department, Public Safety Mobile Broadband: Report to SCPEM and National Implementation Plan, 10 October 2012, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550099/foi_log_18-docs_18-19c.pdf (accessed 30 May 2013).

[37]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Submission 14, p. 1.

[38]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee', 22 February 2013, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/public_safety_mobile_broadband_steering_committee (accessed 29 May 2013).

[39]      Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management, 23 November 2012, Communique, http://www.ag.gov.au/EmergencyManagement/Pages/StandingCouncilonPoliceandEmergencyManagementMeetingDatesandCommuniques.aspx (accessed 30 May 2013).

[40]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Submission 14, p. 2.

[41]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Digital dividend process, http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/2013/may/digital_dividend (accessed 30 May 2013).

[42]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Digital Dividend auction––results, 7 May 2013, http://engage.acma.gov.au/digitaldividend/digital-dividend-auction-results/ (accessed 30 May 2013).

[43]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 17, http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/FOI/Documents/Access%20Economics%20Report%20dated%2010%20September%202010%20entitled%20Radiofrequency%20Spectrum%20Options%20for%20Public%20Safety%20Agencies.pdf (accessed 15 July 2013).

[44]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 17.

[45]      Adam Bender, 'Optus satisfied with spectrum winnings in Digital Dividend auction', Computerworld, 15 May 2013, http://www.techworld.com.au/article/461886/optus_satisfied_spectrum_winnings_digital_dividend_auction/ (accessed 5 June 2013); Josh Taylor, 'Telstra, Optus, TPG win 4G spectrum for AU$2 billion', ZDNet, 7 May 2013, http://www.zdnet.com/au/telstra-optus-tpg-win-4g-spectrum-for-au2-billion-7000014961/ (accessed 6 June 2013).

[46]      ACMA, Digital dividend auction–results', ACMA media release–27/2013–7 May 2013, http://www.beta.acma.gov.au/Industry/Spectrum/Digital-Dividend-700MHz-and-25Gz-Auction/Reallocation/digital-dividend-auction-results (accessed 5 June 2013); Mr Jeff MacKenzie, 'Digital Dividend Auction Results', Jands, 7 May 2013, http://www.jands.com.au/support/product_support/audio_technical_materials/wireless_spectrum/digital_dividend_auction_results (accessed 5 June 2013).

[47]      Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 18.

[48]      Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Digital Dividend Auction Results, Media Release, 7 May 2013, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2013/069 (accessed 5 June 2013); David Crowe, 'Counting on spectrum sale despite flop', The Australian, 15 May 2013, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/treasury/counting-on-spectrum-sale-despite-flop/story-fnhi8df6-1226642539099 (accessed 5 June 2013).

[49]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 3.

[50]      Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 12.

[51]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 3.

[52]      Mr Jim Hewitt, National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[53]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 1.

[54]      Evidence from emergency service organisations to Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, The capacity of communications networks and emergency warning systems to deal with emergencies and natural disasters, November 2011, p. 19.

[55]      Law Enforcement and Security Radio Spectrum Committee, LESRSC Response to Digital Dividend Green Paper January 2010, 25 February 2010, p. 3, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/127369/Law_Enforcement_and_Security_Radio_Spectrum_Committee_-_PUBLIC_VERSION.pdf (accessed 3 June 2013).

[56]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1; Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 1, p. 1.

[57]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 4.

[58]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, pp 1 & 3.

[59]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 1.

[60]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 20.

[61]      Joint States and Territories Submission to the Standing Council on Police and Emergency Management and the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Further Evidence from Jurisdictions, February 2013 cited as Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 4.

[62]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 16.

[63]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 20.

[64]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 20.

[65]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, '700 MHz Band – Draft Ministerial Directions release for public consultation', 25 June 2013, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/consultation_and_submissions/draft_ministerial_directions_to_the_acma_on_700_mhz_band (accessed 25 June 2013).

[66]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, '700 MHz Band – Draft Ministerial Directions release for public consultation', 25 June 2013.

CHAPTER 3 - Generational change in the emergency services world

[1]        Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1; Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2;  Motorola Solutions, Submission 10; Ericsson, Submission 3; Western Australian Government, Submission 4; ACT Government Submission 12; Telstra, Submission 11.

[2]        Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1.

[3]        Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [9].

[4]        Mr Mark Burgess, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 2.

[5]        Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 9.

[6]        Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 9.

[7]        Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 10.

[8]        Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 9.

[9]        Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 9.

[10]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 5, http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/FOI/Documents/Access%20Economics%20Report%20dated%2010%20September%202010%20entitled%20Radiofrequency%20Spectrum%20Options%20for%20Public%20Safety%20Agencies.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[11]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 6.

[12]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 11.

[13]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 11.

[14]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 11.

[15]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 16.

[16]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 17.

[17]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, pp [10–11].

[18]      Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry, Final Report, March 2012, p. 399, http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/11698/QFCI-Final-Report-March-2012.pdf (accessed 15 July 2013).

[19]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 3; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 3; Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 3; NSW Government,  Submission 16, p. 3.

[20]      Natural Disaster Arrangements Working Group and National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications National Framework to Improve Government Radiocommunications Interoperability, , 2009, p. 6, http://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Nationa%20Framework%20to%20Improve%20Government%20Radiocommunications.pdf (accessed 19 June 2013).

[21]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 19.

[22]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 20.

[23]      Mr Vince Kelly, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 2.

[24]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 12.

[25]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 13.

[26]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 3.

[28]      Mr Mark Burgess, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 6.

CHAPTER 4 - Adequate spectrum for public safety agencies

[1]        Telstra, Submission 11, p. 3; AMTA noted that it was 'vital' for PSAs to have access to the latest technology. AMTA, Submission 6, p. 2.

[2]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [3].

[3]        Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 8.

[4]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [3].

[5]        Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 8.

[6]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [3]; Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 14.

[7]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Spectrum for public safety radiocommunications, Current ACMA initiatives and decisions, October 2012, p. 14.

[8]        The Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Public Safety Sector—speech by ACMA Authority Member Chris Cheah to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Australasia 10th Annual Conference, Adelaide, 13 March 2013, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550085/apco-mar_2013_chris_cheah_speech.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[9]        Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Submission 6, p. 2.

[10]      Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Submission 6, p. 6.

[11]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 1; Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 1; NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 1.

[12]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 1; Victoria Government, Submission 15, p. 1;  NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 1; NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 1; Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, pp. 3 & 6.

[13]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[14]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 2; Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 2; NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 2.

[15]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 6.

[16]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 3.

[17]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 36.

[18]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 4.

[19]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 15.

[20]      Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, pp 15–16.

[21]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 6.

[22]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 1; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 1; Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 1; NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 1.

[23]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 6.

[24]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 6.

[25]      Australian Bureau of Statistics cited in Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 6.

[26]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 5.

[27]      Gibson Quai-AAS Consulting, Public Safety Mobile Broadband Demand Requirements. For Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee, Final Report, November 2011, p. 26, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/148777/A024-2012_-_Document_1.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[28]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 31.

[29]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 35.

[30]      Gibson Quai-AAS Consulting, Public Safety Mobile Broadband Demand Requirements. For Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee, Final Report, November 2011, p. 26.

[31]      Gibson Quai-AAS Consulting, Public Safety Mobile Broadband Demand Requirements. For Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee, Final Report, November 2011, p. 2.

[32]      Defence Research and Development Canada – Centre for Security Science, 700 MHz Spectrum Requirements for Canadian Public Safety Interoperable Mobile Broadband Data Communications, 28 February 2011, p. 46, http://www.citig.ca/Data/Sites/1/action700/700mhztechnicalassessmentofpsrequirementsv09final!public.pdf (accessed 11 July 2013).

[33]      Defence Research and Development Canada – Centre for Security Science, 700 MHz Spectrum Requirements for Canadian Public Safety Interoperable Mobile Broadband Data Communications, 28 February 2011, p. iv.

[34]      Mr Tony Sheehan, AGD, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 4.

[35]      Mr Keith Besgrove, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 24.

[36]      Mr Graeme Philipson, 'Enough bandwidth for our emergency services?', CommsWire, 14 March 2013, p. 3, http://dpl/Ejournals/CommsWireDaily/No.953_14March2013.pdf (accessed 4 June 2013).

[37]      Mr Bob Schassler cited in Mr Graeme Philipson, 'Enough bandwidth for our emergency services?', CommsWire, 14 March 2013, p. 4, http://dpl/Ejournals/CommsWireDaily/No.953_14March2013.pdf (accessed 4 June 2013).

[38]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 18.

[39]      The ACMA cited in Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[40]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[41]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 3.

[42]      Deloitte, Emergency Services Long Term Strategic Plan. International Public Safety Broadband, 23 February 2013, p. 2 available as NSW Government, Submission 16, Attachment 2, p. 2.

[43]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [2].

[44]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [2].

[45]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[46]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 10.

[47]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[48]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[49]      APCO Australasia, Submission 5, pp 3–5.

[50]      Mr Bob Schassler cited in Mr Graeme Philipson, 'Enough bandwidth for our emergency services?', CommsWire, 14 March 2013, p. 4, http://dpl/Ejournals/CommsWireDaily/No.953_14March2013.pdf (accessed 4 June 2013).

[51]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[52]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[53]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 8.

[54]      Council of Australian Governments, National Strategy for Disaster Resilience, February 2011, Foreword, p. iii, http://www.em.gov.au/Documents/1National%20Strategy%20for%20Disaster%20Resilience%20-%20pdf.PDF (accessed 19 June 2013).

[55]      Council of Australian Governments, National Strategy for Disaster Resilience, February 2011, p. iv, http://www.em.gov.au/Documents/1National%20Strategy%20for%20Disaster%20Resilience%20-%20pdf.PDF (accessed 19 June 2013).

[56]      National Framework to Improve Government Radiocommunications Interoperability, 2010–2020, National Coordinating Committee for Government Radiocommunications, 2009, p. 2, http://www.em.gov.au/Documents/Nationa%20Framework%20to%20Improve%20Government%20Radiocommunications.pdf (accessed 19 June 2013).

[57]      Mr Tony Sheehan, AGD, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 1.

[58]      Mr Vince Kelly, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 5; Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 15.

[59]      Deloitte, Emergency Services Long Term Strategic Plan, International Public Safety Broadband, 26 February 2013, p. 1. Available as NSW Government, Submission 16, Attachment 2.

[60]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 9.

[61]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 9.

[62]      Australian Government, Counter-Terrorism White Paper: Securing Australia–Protecting our Community, 2010, Executive Summary, p. ii, http://www.dpmc.gov.au/publications/counter_terrorism/docs/counter-terrorism_white_paper.pdf (accessed 8 July 2013). 

[63]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Strong and Secure: A Strategy for Australia's National Security, January 2013, pp i – ii, http://www.dpmc.gov.au/national_security/docs/national_security_strategy.pdf (accessed 8 July 2013).

[64]      Victorian Government, Submission 5, Attachment 2, p. 11; ACT Government, Submission 12, Attachment 2, p. 11.

[65]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 11; ACT Government, Submission 12, Attachment 2, p. 11; NSW Government, Submission 16, Attachment 1, p. 11.

[66]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 12.

[67]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 1.

[68]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 12.

[69]      Gibson Quai-AAS Consulting, Public Safety Mobile Broadband Demand Requirements. For Public Safety Mobile Broadband Steering Committee, Final Report, November 2011, p. 26, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/148777/A024-2012_-_Document_1.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[70]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 28.

[71]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 28.

[72]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 28.

[73]      Josh Taylor, 'Motorola pushes for extra spectrum for emergency services, ZDNet, 11 October 2012, http://www.zdnet.com/au/motorola-pushes-for-extra-spectrum-for-emergency-services-7000005649/ (accessed 31 May 2013).

[74]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 28.

[75]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 28.

[76]      Police Federation of Australia, Additional information received at 17 June 2013 public hearing, http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Law_Enforcement/Completed_inquiries/2010-13/spectrummobilebroadband/submissions.

[77]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 3.

[78]      Mr Gary Starr cited in Brett Winterford, 'Five-year delay on 800 MHz emergency networks, itnews, 12 October 2012.

[79]      Spandas Lui, 'Motorola: Save the 700 MHz spectrum for public safety', Australian Reseller News, 2 March 2011, http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/378447/motorola_save_700mhz_spectrum_public_safety/ (accessed 5 June 2013).

[80]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 29.

[81]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 29.

[82]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 3.

[83]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 3.

[84]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 1.

[85]      Public Safety Mobile Broadband, Joint States and Territories Submission to the SCPEM and the ACMA, Further Evidence from Jurisdictions, February 2013 submitted as Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, pp 5 and 16.

[86]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 5.

[87]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, pp 16–17.

[88]      Mr Tony Sheehan, AGD, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 4.

[89]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [8].

[90]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Supplementary Submission 7, p.[3].

[91]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 5.

[92]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 10.

[93]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 18.

[94]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 14.

[95]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 5.

[96]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 14.

[97]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 14.

[98]      Mr Paul Thompson, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 29.

[99]      Mr Greg Bouwmeester, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 29.

[100]    Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 3.

[101]    Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 3.

[102]    Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 2; NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 2; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 2; Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[103]    Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 36.

[104]    Australian Communications and Media Authority, Supplementary Submission 7, p. 27.

[105]    Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [6].

[106]    Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 4; NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 3

[107]    NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 3.

[108]    Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4]; Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 4.

[109]    Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 35.

[110]    Deloitte, Emergency Services Long Term Strategic Plan, International Public Safety Broadband, 26 February 2013, p. 1. Available as NSW Government, Submission 16, Attachment 2.

[111]    Deloitte, Emergency Services Long Term Strategic Plan, International Public Safety Broadband, 26 February 2013, p. 1; Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4].

[112]    Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4].

[113]    Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 4; Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[114]    Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4].

[115]    Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 11.

[116]    Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 11. Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 11. Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 11.

[117]    Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [2].

[118]    Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [2].

[119]    Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4]; Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[120]    Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[121]    Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [4]; Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 7.

[122]    Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[123]    Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 9.

[124]    Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 11.

[125]    ACMA, Submission 7, p. [5]; Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, pp 8, 9, 11, 13.

[126]    Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, pp 13–14.

CHAPTER 5 - 800 MHz band v 700 MHz band

[1]        Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 17.

[2]        Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 17.

[3]        Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 13.

[4]        Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 3.

[5]        Telstra, Submission 11, p. 3.

[6]        Assistant Commissioner Peter Barrie, NSW Police Force, Committee Hansard, 12 July 2013, p. 12.

[7]        NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 4.

[8]        Mr Mark Burgess, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 6.

[9]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Fact sheet 3: Public safety mobile broadband capability—700 MHz v 800 MHz–Suitability for Australian public safety use, December 2012, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/139120/Fact_Sheet_3_-_Dec_2012.pdf (accessed 28 May 2013).

[10]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [3].

[11]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 7.

[12]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 9.

[13]      Mr Robert Waites, Police Federation of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 5.

[14]      Mr Robert Waites, Police Federation of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 5.

[15]      Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 15.

[16]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 3.

[17]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 1, p. 1.

[18]      Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 16.

[19]      Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 17.

[20]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 26.

[21]      Mr David Hill, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 30.

[22]      Mr David Hill, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, pp 29– 30.

[23]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 35.

[24]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 35.

[25]      Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 13.

[26]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 18.

[27]      Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 19.

[28]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 9.

[29]      Mr Paul Thompson, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 29.

[30]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [5].

[31]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [8].

[32]      Mr Robert Waites, Police Federation of Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 5.

[33]      ACMA cited in Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [6].

[34]      Mr Vince Kelly, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 5.

[35]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [6].

[36]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 3.

[37]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 7.

[38]      International Telecommunications Union, Resolution 646 (Rev.WRC-12), Public Protection and disaster relief, the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva) 2012, pp 4–5, http://www.itu.int/oth/R0A0600001A/en (accessed 10 July 2013).

[39]      International Telecommunications Union, Resolution 646 (Rev.WRC-12), Public Protection and disaster relief, the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva) 2012, footnote 6, p. 6.

[40]      Mr Christopher Worley, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 16.

[41]      Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Is a standalone emergency services network a cost-effective use of public funds?, http://www.amta.org.au/articles/Is.a.standalone.emergency.services.network.a.cost-effective.use.of.public_.funds (accessed 4 June 2013).

[42]      Mrs Maureen Cahill, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 15.

[43]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [3].

[44]      Australian Communications Media Authority, Supplementary Submission 7, p. [2].

[45]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[46]      International Telecommunication Union, Resolution 646 (REV.WRC 12), Public protection and disaster relief, The World Radiocommunication Conference, Geneva, 2012, http://www.itu.int/oth/R0A0600001A/en (accessed 11 July 2013).

[47]      Australian Communications Media Authority, Supplementary Submission 7, p. [7].

[48]      Mr David Hill, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 30.

[49]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[50]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 37.

[51]      Mrs Maureen Cahill and Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 15.

[52]      Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 16.

[53]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Supplementary Submission 7, p. 7.

[54]      APCO Australasia, Submission 5, p. 3.

[55]      Australian Communications and Media Authority, Submission 7, p. [2].

[56]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 2.

CHAPTER 6

[1]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Submission 14, p. 3.

[2]        The Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Public Safety Sector—speech by ACMA Authority Member Chris Cheah to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Australasia 10th Annual Conference, Adelaide, 13 March 2013, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib550085/apco-mar_2013_chris_cheah_speech.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[3]        Dr Andrew Kerans, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 15.

[4]        Mr Tony Sheehan, AGD, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 3.

[5]        Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Submission 6, p. 4.

[6]        Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 21.

[7]        The Overflow Capability Sub-Group is co-chaired by the DBCDE and NSW Telecommunications Authority. Its terms of reference include identifying options and models for engaging overflow from a dedicated PSMB capability to commercial networks (Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Submission 14, p. 3).

[8]        Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [9].

[9]        Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [9].

[10]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 1.

[11]      NSW Police Force, Submission 17, p. 3.

[12]      Australian Federal Police, Submission 9, p. 1.

[13]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 21.

[14]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 11.

[15]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 3.

[16]      Mr Chris Althaus, AMTA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 33.

[17]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 24, http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/FOI/Documents/Access%20Economics%20Report%20dated%2010%20September%202010%20entitled%20Radiofrequency%20Spectrum%20Options%20for%20Public%20Safety%20Agencies.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[18]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 24.

[19]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 24.

[20]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 26.

[21]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 25.

[22]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 12.

[23]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 9.

[24]      Mr Chris Althaus, AMTA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 33.

[25]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[26]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 7.

[27]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2; ACT Government, Submission 12, p. 2; Victorian Government, Submission 15, p. 2; NSW Government, Submission 16, p. 2.

[28]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 21; ACT Government Submission 12, Attachment 2; Victorian Government, Submission 15, Attachment 2, p. 21.

[29]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 9.

[30]      Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Natural disasters and extreme weather delay landline repairs and connections, Media Release, 4 June 2013, http://www.tio.com.au/publications/media/natural-disasters-and-extreme-weather-delay-landline-repairs-and-connections (accessed 25 June 2013).

[31]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 7.

[32]      Providers are required to repair or connect services between two and 20 working days depending on the remoteness and size of the location requiring repair but can claim an exemption when natural disasters or extreme weather cause problems. Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Natural disasters and extreme weather delay landline repairs and connections, Media Release, 4 June 2013, http://www.tio.com.au/publications/media/natural-disasters-and-extreme-weather-delay-landline-repairs-and-connections (accessed 25 June 2013).

[33]      Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Natural disasters and extreme weather delay landline repairs and connections, Media Release, 4 June 2013.

[34]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 7.

[35]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 21.

[36]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[37]      Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association, Submission 6, p. 7.

[38]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 3.

[39]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 12.

[40]      Mr Paul Thompson, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 30.

[41]      Mr Paul Thompson, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 31.

[42]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 2.

[43]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 5.

[44]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[45]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 19.

[46]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 19.

[47]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 38.

[48]      Mr Greg Thompson, Motorola Solutions, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 30.

[49]      Motorola Solutions, Submission 10, p. [8].

[50]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 11.

[51]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 21.

[52]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 22.

[53]      Emergency Alert, http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/ (accessed 12 July 2013).

[54]      Emergency Alert, Systematic Review of Reports on Emergency Alert, Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University, 23 December 2011, http://www.emergencyalert.gov.au/research.html (accessed 12 July 2013).

[55]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 11.

[56]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[57]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 36.

[58]      Mr Jim Hewitt, NCCGR, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 36.

[59]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 11.

[60]      Orange Horizons Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. [4].

[61]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 20.

[62]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 4.

[63]      Tait Communications, Submission 8, p. 4.

[64]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 11.

[65]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 4.

[66]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 16.

[67]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 23.

[68]      Mr Robert Waites, PFA, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 7.

[69]      Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 8.

[70]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 8.

[71]      Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 8.

[72]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 22.

[73]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, 10 September 2010, p. i, http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/FOI/Documents/Access%20Economics%20Report%20dated%2010%20September%202010%20entitled%20Radiofrequency%20Spectrum%20Options%20for%20Public%20Safety%20Agencies.pdf (accessed 10 July 2013).

[74]      Telstra, Submission 11, p. 8.

[75]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, Attachment 2, p. 23.

[76]      Western Australian Government, Submission 4, p. 2.

[77]      Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan, AFP, Committee Hansard, 17 June 2013, p. 20.

[78]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 22.

[79]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 23.

[80]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 24.

[81]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 23.

[82]      Mr Abul Rizvi, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 23.

[83]      Mr Chris Althaus, AMTA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 33.

[84]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 14.

[85]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 15.

[86]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, pp 15–16.

[87]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 16.

[88]      Access Economics, Radiofrequency Spectrum Options for Public Safety Agencies, September 2010, p. 19.

CHAPTER 7 - Conclusions and committee view

[1]        Australian Communications and Media Authority, Principles for spectrum management, March 2009, p.1, http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310828/principles_for_spectrum_management.pdf (accessed 10 June 2013).

[2]        Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 7.

[3]        Mr Chris Cheah, ACMA, Committee Hansard, 24 June 2013, p. 7.

[4]        Ericsson, Submission 3, p. 10.

[5]        Police Federation of Australia, Submission 2, p. 11.