Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001

Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001

September 2001

© Commonwealth of Australia 2001
ISSN 1441-9920

View the report as a single document - (PDF 241KB)


View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Spacer Image
Membership of the Committee - 39th Parliament (PDF 18KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 35KB)

Referral and conduct of the inquiry
The bill
Background to the legislation
Summary of submissions

 
Chapter 2 - Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001 (PDF 164KB)

Amendments which encourage commercial negotiation for access to services
  Mandatory publication of pricing principles
  Resolution of disputes in a timely manner, including through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms
  Publication of results of, and reasons for, interim and final determinations by the ACCC
  Backdating determinations
Amendments to streamline the arbitration process and minimise delays
  Resolution of disputes about access
  Withdrawal of notification of a dispute
  Removal of an access seeker’s right to object to the making of an interim determination
  ACCC to be constituted by one or more members
  Provision of information between arbitrations
  Joint arbitration hearings
Amendments relating to review of Australian Competition and Consumer
Commission arbitration determinations and appeals of Australian Competition
Tribunal reviews
  Limiting the matters to which the Australian Competition Tribunal may have regard for the purposes of a review
  Stay of decisions
Other issues
  Abolition of Australian Competition Tribunal review of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission final determinations
  The need for Parliament or the Minister to act to set the PSTN interconnect price
  Compulsory Undertakings in certain circumstances
Conclusion
Recommendation

 
Labor Senators' Minority Report (PDF 38KB)
 
Appendix 1 - List of submissions (PDF 9KB)
 
Appendix 2 - List of witnesses (PDF 12KB)
 
Appendix 3 - Tabled documents (PDF 10KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ecita.sen@aph.gov.au