House of Representatives Committees

Inquiry into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011

On 12 May 2011 the House of Representatives asked the Committee to inquire into and report on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011. Further information about the Bill can be found in the Explanatory Memorandum.


Report

On Monday, 4 July 2011, the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network tabled its report entitled An Advisory Report on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 3 chapters, 1 dissenting report and 2 appendices.

An Advisory Report on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2011

Preliminary pages (PDF 91KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and Recommendation

Chapter 1 (PDF 80KB)
Introduction

Chapter 2 (PDF 113KB)
Part 1 - General Admendments

Chapter 3 (PDF 98KB)
Potential impact on the Greenfields fibre provider market

Dissenting Report (PDF 108KB)

Appendix A (PDF 39KB)
Submissions and Exhibits

Appendix B (PDF 45KB)
Hearings and Witnesses


Media releases

  • Monday, 4 July 2011: Committee recommends Bill be passed (29KB)
  • Wednesday, 15 June 2011: Committee to conduct Canberra hearing on Friday, 17 June 2011 (29KB)
  • Friday, 13 May 2011: Committee to examine the Fibre Deployment Bill (167KB)
  • Friday, 13 May 2011: Hearing on Fibre Deployment Bill (142KB)

  • Public hearings

    There is currently a total of 2 public hearings listed below:

  • Canberra: Friday, 17 June 2011:

    Hearing Program: Friday, 17 June 2011

    Transcript: Friday, 17 June 2011

  • Sydney: Monday, 16 May 2011:

    Hearing Program: Monday, 16 May 2011

    Transcript: Monday, 16 May 2011


    Submissions

    There is currently a total of 13 submissions and 5 supplementary submission listed below:

    1. Greenfield Fibre Operators in Australia (PDF 634KB)
    2. 1.1 Supplementary to Submission 1
      Greenfield Fibre Operators in Australia (PDF 142KB)

    3. Mr Anthony White (PDF 81KB)
    4. Telstra (PDF 128KB)
    5. 3.1 Supplementary to Submission 3
      Confidential

      3.2 Supplementary to Submission 3 & 3.1
      Telstra (PDF 63KB)

    6. OPENetworks (PDF 625KB)
    7. Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (PDF 40KB)
    8. 5.1 Supplementary to Submission 5
      Confidential

    9. COMVERGE Networks (PDF 108KB)
    10. Housing Industry Association Ltd (PDF 62KB)
    11. 7.1 Supplementary to Submission 7
      Housing Industry Association Ltd (PDF 64KB)

    12. Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (PDF 61KB)
    13. Urban Development Institute of Australia (National) (PDF 32KB)
    14. OptiComm Pty Ltd (PDF 172KB)
    15. 10.1 Supplementary to Submission 10
      OptiComm Pty Ltd (PDF 64KB)

      10.2 Supplementary to Submission 10 and Supplementary Submission 10.1
      OptiComm Pty Ltd (PDF 165KB)

    16. Urban Taskforce Australia (PDF 103KB)
    17. TransACT (PDF 132KB)
    18. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (PDF 63KB)

    19.  

      The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

      Committee Secretary
      Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network
      Department of House of Representatives
      PO Box 6021
      Parliament House
      CANBERRA ACT 2600
      AUSTRALIA

      Phone: (02) 6277 2322
      Fax: (02) 6277 8594
      email:   jcnbn@aph.gov.au

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