Second Reading Speeches

Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

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Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Australian Communications Authority Act 1997
to allow the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to incorporate other documents by reference when making a written definitions determination;
Freedom of Information Act 1982
to ensure that certain prohibited material is specifically exempt from disclosure under the Act;
Radiocommunications Act 1992
to enable, by disallowable instrument, the exemption of certain law enforcement and anti-corruption bodies from the operation of sections of the Act dealing with unlicensed transmissions, equipment standards and interference emissions; streamline licensing provisions and expand the objects clause;
Telecommunications Act 1997
to abolish the specially-constituted ACA; and in relation to the criteria for the issue of a facility installation permit; and
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
in relation to: the National Relay Service; disallowance of a revocation or variation of a customer service guarantee; and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Scheme.

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