Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance, the Hon. Stephen Conroy MP, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint press release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022 (accessed 27 April 2010).

[2]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance, the Hon. Stephen Conroy MP, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint press release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022 (accessed 27 April 2010).

[3]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, National Broadband Network: Fibre-to-the-premises in greenfield estates Consultation paper, 29 May 2009, www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/112554/Fibre_in_greenfields_consultation_paper.pdf (accessed 27 April 2010).

[4]        Submissions are available at: www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/fibre_in_new_developments/fibre_to_the_premises_in_greenfield_estatessubmissions2 (accessed 27 April 2010).

[5]        EM, p. 20.

[6]        EM, Attachment A, p. 24.

[7]        EM, p. 18.

Chapter 2 - Overview of the Bill

[1]        The commencement of Part 2 is contingent on the passage of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010, which is yet to be passed by the Senate. Commencement details are specified in cl 2 of the Bill.

[2]        The following section draws heavily on the EM.

[3]        Proposed ss. 372B(2)(a), 372C(2)(a).

[4]        Proposed ss. 372B(2)(b), 372C(2)(b)

[5]        Section 22 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 defines the ‘boundary of a telecommunications network’. The Bill does not seek to amend that definition.

[6]        Proposed section 372J provides what is meant by 'supply to the public' for the purposes of proposed Part 20A. Its effect is that the requirement to deploy optical fibre will not apply to customer cabling nor private networks. Section 20(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 defines 'customer cabling'. The Bill does not seek to amend that definition.

[7]        Clause 2 of the Bill provides that proposed section 372B will commence on 1 July 2010.

[8]        Proposed ss. 372B(4) and 372C(4).

[9]        EM, p. 35.

[10]      Proposed ss. 372B(5) and 372C(5).

[11]      Proposed ss. 372B(6) and 372C(6).

[12]      Proposed ss. 372B(7) and 372C(7).

[13]      Proposed ss. 372B(8) and 372C(8).

[14]      EM, p. 37.

[15]      EM, p. 37.

[16]      Proposed ss. 372CA(2)(a) and 372CB(2)(a).

[17]      Proposed ss. 372CA(2)(b) and 372CB(2)(b).

[18]      Namely, that the project involves the subdivision of one or more areas of land into building lots; the project is specified in, or ascertained in accordance with, a legislative instrument made by the minister; and the installation occurs after the commencement of sections 372CA and 372CB (1 July 2010).

[19]      A term defined in s. 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

[20]      Proposed s. 372HB.

[21]      Proposed ss. 372CA(3) and 372CB(3).

[22]      EM, p. 38.

[23]      EM, p. 38.

[24]      Proposed ss. 372CA(5) and 372CB(5).

[25]      Proposed ss. 372CA(6) and 372CB(6).

[26]      Proposed ss. 372CA(7) and 372CB(7).

[27]      EM, p. 38.

[28]      Proposed ss. 372B(8) and 372C(8).

[29]      Proposed s. 372D.

[30]      Proposed s. 372F.

[31]      Proposed s. 372HA – discussed above at [2.22].

[32]      Proposed s. 372HB – discussed above at [2.23].

[33]      Proposed s. 372HC.

Chapter 3 - The importance of promoting fibre in new developments

[1]        See for example: Universal Communications Group, Submission 6, p. 1; Optus, Submission 7, p. 1; Master Builders Australia Ltd, Submission 10, p. 1; Engineers Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[2]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint press release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022 (accessed 27 April 2010).

[3]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint press release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022 (accessed 27 April 2010).

[4]        EM, p. 1.

[5]        EM, p. 7.

[6]        EM, p. 4.

[7]        Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 2.

[8]        Telstra Corporation Ltd, Submission 9, p. 4.

[9]        Mr Paul Granville, Director, Network Standards and Facilities, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 2.

[10]      EM, p. 4.

[11]      Cited in R. Eckermann, Aurora Fibre to the Home Case Study, Department Infrastructure Victoria, 2009, and referred to in Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice 29 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[12]      Mr Paul Granville, Director, Network Standards and Facilities, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 2.

[13]      Telstra Corporation Limited, answer to question on notice, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[14]      Universal Communications Group, Submission 6, pp 1–3.

[15]      LandCorp, Submission 4, p. 3.

[16]      EM, p. 4.

[17]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), Attachment B, Item 18, p. 5.

[18]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), Attachment B, Item 18, p. 5.

[19]      See, for example: Universal Communications Group, Submission 6, p. 1; Optus, Submission 7, p. 1; Master Builders Australia Ltd, Submission 10, p. 1; Engineers Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[20]      Urban Taskforce Australia, Submission 12, p. 3.

[21]      Mr Paul Granville, Director, Network Standards and Facilities, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 2.

[22]      Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 4.

[23]      Housing Industry Association, Submission 3, p. 3.

[24]      LandCorp, Submission 4, p. 6.

[25]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 5, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[26]      The supply of standard telephone services includes consumers having access to an efficient and reliable telephone service, good voice reception and responsive fault repair.  See the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

[27]      Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 10.

[28]      Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 11.

[29]      Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 11.

[30]      The comparative costs are outlined in the EM at p. 5.

Chapter 4 - Application and operation of the Bill

[1]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Further detail on superfast broadband for greenfields', 16 April 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/035 (accessed 2 May 2010). See also 'Proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments', Position Paper, 16 April 2010, www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/127517/Proposed_subordinate_legislation_to_give_effect_to_fibre_in_new_developments.pdf (accessed 2 May 2010).

[2]        Proposed Part 20A provides the fibre connection requirement and the fibre-ready requirements for new developments.  See Chapter 2, above, for a detailed outline of the Bill.

[3]        Proposed s. 372B(1)(b).

[4]        Urban Development Institute of Australia, Submission 15, p. 8.

[5]        Mr Richard Calver, Legal Counsel, Master Builders Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 52.

[6]        Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Regulation, Optus, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 15.

[7]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 55.

[8]        'Proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments', Position Paper, 16 April 2010, www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/127517/Proposed_subordinate_legislation_to_give_effect_to_fibre_in_new_developments.pdf, (the Position Paper).

[9]        Position Paper, p. 5.

[10]      Position Paper, p. 5.

[11]      Position Paper, p. 6.

[12]      Position Paper, p. 6.

[13]      Position Paper, p. 6.

[14]      Position Paper, p. 7.

[15]      Position Paper, p. 6.

[16]      Position Paper, pp 9–10.

[17]      For example, Mr Bruce Duyshart, Member, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 39, Mr Aaron Gadiel, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Taskforce Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 41.

[18]      Mr Bruce Duyshart, Member, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 39.

[19]      Master Builders Australia, answer to question on notice, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), p. 2.

[20]      Mr Aaron Gadiel, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Taskforce Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 41.

[21]      Mr Aaron Gadiel, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Taskforce Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, pp 41–42.

[22]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 5, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), Attachment B, Item 1, p. 1.

[23]      Mr Roger McArthur, General Manager, Universal Communications Group, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 33.

[24]      Mr Ralf Luna, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Communications Group, and Mr Roger McArthur, General Manager, Universal Communications Group, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, pp. 29, 33.

[25]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, answer to question on notice, 19 April 2010, (received 29 April 2010), 'Response to the "Position Paper" dated 16 April 2010 from the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy on the proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments', p. 5.

[26]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, answer to question on notice, 19 April 2010, (received 29 April 2010), 'Response to the "Position Paper" dated 16 April 2010 from the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy on the proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments', p. 5.

[27]      Mr Paul Granville, Director, Network Standards and Facilities, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 8.

[28]      Mr Aaron Gadiel, Chief Executive Officer, Urban Taskforce Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, pp 42–43. See also Mr Robert Appleton, National Director, Technical and Regulatory Policy, Master Builders Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, pp 51–52.

[29]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, answer to question on notice, 19 April 2010, (received 29 April 2010), 'Response to the "Position Paper" dated 16 April 2010 from the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy on the proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments', p. 7.

[30]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 10, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[31]      Master Builders Association, Submission 10, p. 1.

[32]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 2, Attachment A, Item (1), 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[33]      Urban Development Institute of Australia, Submission 15, p. 6.

[34]      Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 14, p. 1.

[35]      Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 14, p. 1.

[36]      EM, p. 4.

[37]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 55.

[38]      Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Regulation, Optus, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, pp 16–17.

[39]      McKinsey & Company and KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 8, http://data.dbcde.gov.au/nbn/NBN-Implementation-Study-complete-report.pdf (accessed 10 May 2010).

[40]      McKinsey & Company and KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 93.

[41]      McKinsey & Company and KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, pp 94, 95 and 97.

[42]      For example, Engineers Australia, Submission 11, p. 3; Urban Development Institute of Australia, Submission 15, pp. 6–7; ENERGEX Ltd, Submission 5, p. 2; Ergon Energy, Submission 8, p. 2.

[43]      For example, Telstra Corporation Ltd, Submission 9, pp. 7–8; Optus, Submission 7, pp. 2–4; Housing Industry Australia, Submission 3, p. 3.

[44]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 11, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[45]      LandCorp, Submission 4, p. 9.

[46]      Optus, Submission 7, pp. 2–4; Telstra Corporation Ltd, Submission 9, pp 7–8.

[47]      Position Paper, p. 1.

[48]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, Question 10, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010).

[49]      At the time of the committee's public hearings this document had not been publicly released by the government.  It was subsequently released on 6 May 2010.  It is available at: http://data.dbcde.gov.au/nbn/NBN-Implementation-Study-complete-report.pdf (accessed 6 May 2010).

[50]      Urban Development Institute of Australia, Submission 15, p. 5.

[51]      Mr Paul Budde, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 14, p. 2.

[52]      Mr Paul Budde, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 14, p. 2.

[53]      Proposed ss. 372B(4), 372C(4), 372CA(3) and 372CB(3).

[54]      Position Paper, p. 11.

[55]      Position Paper, p. 11.

[56]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, Submission 9, p. 14.

[57]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, Submission 9, p. 14.

[58]      See proposed ss. 372B(4), 372C(4), 372CA(3) and 372CB(3).

[59]      Pursuant to subsections 372B(4), 372C(4), 372CA(3) and 372CB(3).

Coalition Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        Australian Financial Review, 22 March 2010, p. 7.

[2]        Mr Graham Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Industry Association, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 20.

[3]        Master Builders Australia, Answer to Questions on Notice, p. 2.

[4]        HIA, Submission 3, p. 2.

[5]        Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy and the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, 'Landmark Study confirms NBN vision is achievable and affordable ', Joint media release, 6 May 2010.

[6]        Master Builders Australia, Answer to Questions on Notice, p. 2.

[7]        Mr Paul Budde, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 14, p. 3.

[8]        HIA, Submission 3, p. 2.

[9]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments – Position Paper', 16 April 2010, p. 7.

[10]      Mr Stephen Albin, CEO, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 36.

[11]      Mr Stephen Albin, CEO, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 19 April 2010, p. 36.

[12]      Master Builders, Answer to Questions on Notice, p. 2.

[13]      'Rudd Determined to Act on Housing Affordability', The Age, 3 March 2008.

[14]      Transcript, Prime Minister’s Doorstop Interview at Liverpool Hospital, 3 May 2010.

[15]      Transcript, Prime Minister’s Doorstop Interview at Liverpool Hospital, 3 May 2010.

[16]      Urban Development Institute of Australia, Submission 15, p. 8.

[17]      Master Builders, Answer to Questions on Notice, p. 1.

[18]      Telstra Corporation Limited, Response to the 'Position Paper' dated 16 April 2010 from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on the proposed subordinate legislation to give effect to fibre in new developments.

[19]      Master Builders, Answer to Questions on Notice, p. 1.