Footnotes

Chapter 1 - The Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011; Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011; and Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011

[1]        House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, Inquiry into bills referred 3 November 2011, available: www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ic/3Nov/index.htm (accessed 9 November 2011).

[2]        Ms Sharon Bird MP, Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications, House of Representatives Hansard, 22 November 2011, p. 13310.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 3.

[4]        Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, s. 8.

[5]        Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, ss 20, 20A and 20H.

[6]        Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Universal Service Obligation, available: www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2491 (accessed 17 February 2012).

[7]        Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999, s. 93.

[8]        Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 3.

[9]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Review of access to telecommunications by people with disability, older Australians and people experiencing illness, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/consultation_and_submissions/review_of_access_to_telecommunications_by_people_with_disability,_older_australians_and_people_experiencing_illness (accessed 17 February 2012).

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 3.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 3.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 3.

[13]      The following information is drawn largely from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the National Broadband Network, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, available: www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jcnbn/report2/fullreport.pdf (accessed 9 February 2012).

[14]      The structural separation of Telstra is defined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as 'the legal separation of Telstra's assets and activities into separate corporate entities with entirely separate owners / shareholders' (see Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2011 Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1).

[15]      Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 35.

[16]      Telstra, 'Telstra signs Financial Heads of Agreement on NBN', media release, 20 June 2010, available: www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/announcements/telstra-signs-financial-heads-of-agreement-on-nbn-1.xml (accessed 17 February 2012).

[17]      Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co, Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Hansard, 5 July 2011, p. 2.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 2.

[19]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), pp 3–5.

[20]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 34.

[21]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 11.

[22]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clauses 37 and 38.

[23]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clauses 41–48.

[24]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clauses 58 and 59.

[25]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 13.

[26]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 78.

[27]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 85.

[28]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clause 86.

[29]      TUSMA Bill 2011, clauses 22–26 and Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 7.

[30]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 45.

[31]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 61. 

[32]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 61. 

[33]      Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011 (Industry Levy bill),

[34]      Senator the Hon Kate Lundy, Senate Hansard, 9 February 2012, p. 33. 

[35]      Senator the Hon Kate Lundy, Senate Hansard, 9 February 2012, p. 33. 

[36]      TUSMA bill, clauses 91–93.

[37]      Explanatory Memorandum (Universal Service Reform bill), p. 2.

[38]      Explanatory Memorandum (Universal Service Reform bill), p. 2.

[39]      Explanatory Memorandum (Universal Service Reform bill), p. 4.

[40]      See for example Macquarie Telecom, Submission 1; Optus, Submission 2 and Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Submission 4.

[41]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, First Report of 2012, 8 February 2012, p. 42.

[42]      Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, First Report of 2012, 8 February 2012, p. 44.

Chapter 2 - Issues regarding the bills

[1]        Macquarie Telecom, Submission 1, p. 2.

[2]        Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Economic Regulation, Interconnect and Regulatory, Optus, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, pp 5–6.

[3]        See Mr Frank Verver, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 13 and Mr Jonathan Gadir, Senior Policy Adviser, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 16.

[4]        Mr Jonathan Gadir, Senior Policy Adviser, ACCAN, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 16.

[5]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 35.

[6]        DBCDE, Implementation of Universal Service Policy for the transition to the National Broadband Network environment, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/universal_service_policy/implementation_of_universal_service_policy_for_the_transition_to_the_national_broadband_network_environment (accessed 15 February 2012), p. iii.

[7]        DBCDE, National Broadband Network: Regulatory Reform for 21^st Century Broadband, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/110013/NBN_Regulatory_Reform_for_the_21st_Century_Broadband_low_res_web.pdf (accessed 22 February 2012).

[8]        DBCDE, Universal Service Obligation legislative reform for transition to the National Broadband Network, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/universal_service_policy/universal_service_obligation_legislative_reform_for_transition_to_the_national_broadband_network (accessed 15 February 2012).

[9]        Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 61.  

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 61.  

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), 11.

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), 13.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), 14.

[14]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), 10.

[15]      Telstra, Additional information on the Definitive Agreements, available: www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/download/document/2011-definitive-agreements-telstra-nbnco.pdf (accessed 15 February 2012), p. 19.

[16]      Telstra, Additional information on the Definitive Agreements, p. 19.

[17]      DBCDE, Policy Statement: Universal Service Obligation legislative reform for transition to the National Broadband Network, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/136433/Universal_Service_Policy_in_the_National_Broadband_Network_environment.pdf (accessed 15 February 2012), pp 6 and 7.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 14.

[19]       Explanatory Memorandum (TUSMA bill), p. 14.

[20]      Senator the Hon Kate Lundy, Senate Hansard, 9 February 2012, p. 32. 

[21]      Mr Chris Zull, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Government, Macquarie Telecom, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 1.

[22]      Mr Chris Zull, Senior Manager, Regulatory and Government, Macquarie Telecom, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, pp 1–2.

[23]      Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Economic Regulation, Interconnect and Regulatory, Optus, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 2.

[24]      Mr Matthew Healy, National Executive—Regulatory and Government, Macquarie Telecom, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 3 and Optus, Submission 2, pp 8–9.

[25]      Optus, Submission 2, p. 9.

[26]      Mr Matthew Healy, National Executive—Regulatory and Government, Macquarie Telecom and Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Economic Regulation, Interconnect and Regulatory, Optus, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 8.

[27]      Mr Jonathan Gadir, Senior Policy Adviser, ACCAN, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 17.

[28]      Mr James Shaw, Director Government Relations, Telstra, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 26.

[29]      Ms Yolanda Chorazyczewski, Group Regulatory Manager, Telstra, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 27.

[30]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 37.

[31]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 38.

[32]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 36.

[33]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 36.

[34]      Mr Paul Paterson (Castalia Strategic Advisors), Net Cost of Meeting the Standard Telephone Service and Payphone Universal Service Obligations, June 2011, p. 17.

[35]      Mr Paul Paterson (Castalia Strategic Advisors), Net Cost of Meeting the Standard Telephone Service and Payphone Universal Service Obligations, June 2011, p. 18.

[36]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 5.

[37]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 6.

[38]      DBCDE, Review of access to telecommunications by people with disability, older Australians and people experiencing illness, September 2011, available: www.dbcde.gov.au/consultation_and_submissions/review_of_access_to_telecommunications_by_people_with_disability,_older_australians_and_people_experiencing_illness (accessed 15 February 2012).

[39]      Mr Rohan Buettel, Acting First Assistant Secretary, Networks Policy and Regulation Division, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 36.

[40]      TIO, Submission 5, p. 7.

[41]      TIO, Submission 5, p. 8.

[42]      TIO, Submission 5, pp 8–9.

[43]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 4.

[44]      Mr Simon Cohen, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 21.

[45]      TIO, Submission 5, p. 7.

[46]      TIO, Submission 5, pp 7–8.

[47]      Mr Simon Cohen, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 21.

[48]      TIO, Submission 5, pp 8–9.

[49]      Mr Simon Cohen, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, pp 21–22.

[50]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 4.

[51]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 4.

[52]      ACCAN, Submission 4, p. 4.

[53]      Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), 'ACMA and TIO signal closer cooperation on complaints, compliance and enforcement', media release, 25 March 2008, available: www.acma.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_311019 (accessed 20 February 2012).

[54]      ACMA, 'ACMA and TIO signal closer cooperation on complaints, compliance and enforcement', media release, 25 March 2008, available: www.acma.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_311019 (accessed 20 February 2012).

Additional Comments from Coalition Senators

[1]        www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/nbn_policy_statements.

[2]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 35.  

[3]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, DBCDE, Proof Committee Hansard, 2 February 2012, p. 37.