Communications portfolio

Additional Estimates 2014-15 (February 2015)

Communications portfolio

Tabled documents - Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Tabled by: Topic View
1. Mr Michael Ebeid, Managing Director, SBS Comparison of SBS model with Free TV model (PDF 24KB)
2. Mr Bill Morrow, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co NBN Co Cost Per Premises, December 2014 (PDF 2,453KB)

Tabled documents - Thursday, 19 March 2015

Tabled by: Topic View
1. Senator Dastyari Media release (PDF 499KB)

Corrections to evidence

Correction: View
1. Correspondence from Ms Nerida O'Loughlin, Acting Secretary, Department of Communications, correcting evidence, on behalf of Mr Nihal Gupta, given on 19 March 2015 (PDF 659KB)

Additional information

  View
1. Correspondence from the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for Communications, regarding NBN Co's claim of commercial confidentiality, received on 4 March 2015 (PDF 403KB)
2. Correspondence from the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Minister for Communications, regarding allegations that Mr Nihal Gupta misled the Nomination Panel, received on 25 March 2015 (PDF 2,729KB)


Index to Questions on Notice (PDF 501KB)

Answers to Questions on Notice (questions taken on notice from 24 February hearing are due
10 April 2015 and questions taken on notice from 19 March hearing are due 24 April 2015)

Question No

Program: Division or Agency

Senator

Title

Proof Hansard Page & Hearing Date or In Writing

Due date

Date received

View

1.        

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Dr Paterson-Ergas

24/02/2015

Page 4

10/04/2015

 13/04/2015

(PDF 58KB

2.        

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Bureau of Communications Research Budget

24/02/2015

Page 4

10/04/2015

 13/04/2015

(PDF 58KB)

3.        

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Bureau of Communications Research - Tenders

24/02/2015

Page 4-5

10/04/2015

 13/04/2015

(PDF 66KB

4.        

Programme 1.1

Canavan

USO – Gulf region of Queensland

24/02/2015

Page 6-7

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 80KB)

5.        

Programme 1.1

Dastyari

Nihal Gupta

24/02/2015

Page 58

10/04/2015

26/03/2015

 (PDF 128KB)

6.        

Programme 1.1

Ludlam

SBS Budget

24/02/2015

Page 59

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 62KB)

7.        

Programme 1.1

Ludwig

Enhancing Online Safety for Children

Written

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

 (PDF 69KB)

8.        

TUSMA

Canavan

Telecommunications Connection times – Northern Queensland

24/02/2015

Page 10

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 58KB)

9.        

TUSMA

Canavan

Telecommunications Connection times – Northern Queensland

24/02/2015

Page 10

10/04/2015

 13/04/2015

(PDF 59KB

10.    

Australia Post

Whish-Wilson

Parcel subsidies

24/02/2015

Page 18-19

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 76KB)

11.    

Australia Post

Whish-Wilson

Personnel receiving substantial at-risk components to salary

24/02/2015

Page 19

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 64KB)

12.    

Australia Post

Whish-Wilson

Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

24/02/2015

Page 20

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

 (PDF 58KB)

13.    

Australia Post

Urquhart

QoNs from Supplementary Budget Estimates 2014

24/02/2015

Page 24-25

 10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

 (PDF 67KB)

14.    

Australia Post

Urquhart

Coalition of Mail Service Stakeholders

24/02/2015

Page 29

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

 (PDF 70KB)

15.    

Australia Post

Urquhart

PostConnect

24/02/2015

Page 31

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

 (PDF 62KB)

16.    

Australia Post

Urquhart

Pro-Pac

24/02/2015

Page 31-32

10/04/2015

 07/04/2015

(PDF 55KB)

17.    

Australia Post

Canavan

Financial results

24/02/2015

Page 32

10/04/2015 

 07/04/2015

(PDF 71KB)

18.    

Australia Post

Canavan

Financial results

24/02/2015

Page 33

10/04/2015 

 07/04/2015

(PDF 702KB)

19.    

Australia Post

Xenophon

Mail2Day

24/02/2015

Page 37

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

(PDF 67KB

20.    

Australia Post

Xenophon

Underpayment disputes

24/02/2015

Page 37-38

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

(PDF 58KB)

21.    

Australia Post

Xenophon

My Post Mailboxes

Written

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 61KB)

22.    

Australia Post

Xenophon

PO Box Price Rise

Written

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 61KB)

23.    

ACMA

Urquhart

Complaint numbers

24/02/2015

Page 45

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 61KB)

24.    

ACMA

Ludlam

The Intercept online journal allegations

24/02/2015

Page 47

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 66KB)

25.    

ACMA

Xenophon

Gambling Ads

24/02/2015

Page 47-48

10/04/2015 

14/04/2015 

(PDF 115KB)

26.    

ACMA

Xenophon

Gambling Ads

24/02/2015

Page 48-49

10/04/2015

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 81KB)

27.    

ACMA

Xenophon

Advertising of interactive gambling services

24/02/2015

Page 49

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 106KB)

28.    

ACMA

Xenophon

Internet Gambling Content

Written

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 77KB)

29.    

ABC

Williams

ABC local radio

24/02/2015

Page 69

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

 (PDF 69KB)

30.    

ABC

Xenophon

Adelaide/Sydney Newsroom

24/02/2015

Page 71

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 67KB)

31.    

ABC

Xenophon

Antiques Roadshow vs Collectors

24/02/2015

Page 73

10/04/2015 

 27/04/2015

(PDF 99KB

32.    

ABC

Xenophon

Board minutes

24/02/2015

Page 74-75

10/04/2015 

 27/04/2015

(PDF 66KB)

33.    

ABC

Ruston

Wages/Efficiencies

24/02/2015

Page 76

10/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 118KB)

34.    

ABC

Urquhart

Pooling process

24/02/2015

Page 77-78

10/04/2015 

 27/04/2015

(PDF 108KB)

35.    

ABC

Urquhart

Redeployment process

24/02/2015

Page 78

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 82KB)

36.    

ABC

Urquhart

Re-hired staff

24/02/2015

Page 78-79

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 81KB)

37.    

ABC

Singh

Adelaide production facility

24/02/2015

Page 82

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 66KB)

38.    

ABC

Singh

Non-local content

24/02/2015

Page 85

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 62KB)

39.    

ABC

Leyonhjelm

2015 Asian Football Cup

24/02/2015

Page 87

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 59KB)

40.    

ABC

Canavan

Research

24/02/2015

Page 91

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 70KB)

41.    

ABC

Canavan

Legal unit oversight

24/02/2015

Page 94-95

10/04/2015 

 27/04/2015

(PDF 77KB

42.    

ABC

McKenzie

Leased properties

24/02/2015

Page 100

10/04/2015 

 27/04/2015

(PDF 80KB

43.    

ABC

McKenzie

Backhaul

24/02/2015

Page 101

10/04/2015 

 14/04/2015

(PDF 63KB)

44.    

ABC

McKenzie

Regional Division

24/02/2015

Page 102

10/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 83KB)

45.    

NBN Co

Conroy

Service Stream

24/02/2015

Page 111

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 56KB

46.    

NBN Co

Conroy

Remediation works

24/02/2015

Page 112

10/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 76KB)

47.    

NBN Co

Ludlam

Cost of Infill

24/02/2015

Page 127

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

 (PDF 58KB)

48.    

NBN Co

Conroy

Strategic review

24/02/2015

Page 133

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 61KB)

49.    

NBN Co

Bilyk

Approximate build dates posted on Sarah Henderson MP’s website

Written

10/04/2015 

11/05/2015 (PDF 149KB)

50.    

NBN Co

Bilyk

QoN 12 from public hearing of 2 & 4 December 2014

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 86KB)

51.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Greenfields

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 65KB)

52.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Cost per premises review

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 66KB)

53.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Aerial deployment

Written

10/04/2015 

05/05/2015

(PDF 86KB)

54.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

 (PDF 57KB)

55.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 56KB

56.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

 (PDF 54KB)

57.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 58KB

58.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 72KB)

59.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 58KB

60.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 60KB

61.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

 (PDF 56KB)

62.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

 (PDF 55KB)

63.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 55KB)

64.    

NBN Co

Urquhart

Rollout/General

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 56KB

65.    

NBN Co

Whish-Wilson

Connections in the Launceston area

Written

10/04/2015 

 23/04/2015

(PDF 52KB)

66.    

Australia Post

Urquhart

QoN 388 – Supplementary Budget Estimates

Written

10/04/2015 

 13/04/2015

 (PDF 64KB)

67.    

SBS

Dastyari

Vacancy SBS board

19/03/2015

Page 5

24/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 71KB

68.    

SBS

Dastyari

Appointment review channels

19/03/2015

Page 9

24/04/2015 

26/03/2015

(PDF 98KB

69.    

SBS

Dastyari

Meetings for SBS chairman appointment

19/03/2015

Page 10-11

24/04/2015 

26/03/2015 

(PDF 105KB

70.    

SBS

Dastyari

Re-appointment of Managing Director to the Board

19/03/2015

Page 14

24/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 73KB)

71.    

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Vertigan Review

19/03/2015

Page 16

24/04/2015

 23/04/2015

(PDF 61KB)

72.    

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Greenfields demographic

19/03/2015

Page 20

24/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 74KB

73.    

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Digital productivity initiatives

19/03/2015

Page 20-21

24/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 74KB)

74.    

Programme 1.1

Urquhart

Digital First Strategy

19/03/2015

Page 21

24/04/2015 

 05/05/2015

(PDF 73KB)

 For further information, contact:

Research/Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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