Second Reading Speeches

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007

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

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
to ensure the principal amount in the Communications Fund is maintained as a perpetual fund, with only earnings on investment being used to fund future telecommunication improvements in regional, rural and remote Australia.

We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.

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