Report

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2017

Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2017

6 September 2017

© Commonwealth of Australia 2017
ISBN 978-1-76010-646-1

View the report as a single document - (PDF 380KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee membership (PDF 9KB)
Abbreviations (PDF 9KB)
List of recommendations (PDF 17KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 85KB)

Conduct of the inquiry
Scope and structure of the report
Background
Overview of the bills
Reports of other committees
Chapter 2 - Stakeholder views and key issues (PDF 138KB)

Overall views and other comments on the bill
Proposed changes to the superfast network rules
Statutory infrastructure provider regime
Regional Broadband Scheme
Chapter 3 - Parliamentary scrutiny of the Regional Broadband Scheme and overall committee view (PDF 64KB)

Delegation of legislative powers and adequacy of processes for facilitating parliamentary scrutiny
Conclusion
Labor Senators' Additional Comments (PDF 12KB)

Schedules 1 and 2: Amendments to the superfast network rules
Schedule 3: Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP) Regime
Schedule 4: Statutory Infrastructure Provider (SIP) Regime
Australian Greens' Dissenting Report (PDF 59KB)

Summary
Relevant background
Particulars of the bill
Appendix 1 - Submissions and answers to questions taken on notice (PDF 9KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearing (PDF 11KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

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

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

The bills would amend the broadband regulatory framework by:

  • establishing the Regional Broadband Scheme (RBS) to provide for the funding of NBN Co satellite and fixed wireless services for regional areas;
  • creating statutory infrastructure provider (SIP) obligations; and
  • amending the carrier separation rules. 



Past Public Hearings

10 Aug 2017: CANBERRA

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