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Title

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Program Funding

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

04-02-2010

Source

Senate

Parl No.

42

Electorate

South Australia

Interjector

 

Page

592

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

2409

Questioner

Minchin, Sen Nick

Responder

Conroy, Sen Stephen

Speaker

 

Stage

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy: Program Funding

Type

 

Context

Answers to Questions on Notice

System Id

chamber/hansards/2010-02-04/0285


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Thursday, 4 February 2010
Page: 592


Senator Minchin asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 12 November 2009:

Which funding programs or funding agreements that are administered within the Minister’s portfolio will lapse or terminate at the end of the following financial years: (a) 2009-10; and (b) 2010-11.


Senator Conroy (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) —The answer to the honorable senator’s question is as follows:

(a)   By the end of 2009-10, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy will have:

(i)   one terminating administered program (Television Towers);

(ii)   no lapsing administered programs; and

(iii)   eight terminating administered funding agreements (Attachment A), in addition to 51 projects funded under the Connect Australia - Clever Networks Program that are expected to be completed by the end of June 2010.

(b)   By the end of 2010-11, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy will have:

(i)   two terminating administered programs (ABC/SBS Digital Interference Scheme and Connect Australia - Clever Networks);

(ii)   no lapsing administered programs; and

(iii)   at this time, two terminating administered funding agreements (Attachment A), in addition to the remaining one deferred project funded under the Connect Australia - Clever Networks program that is expected to be completed by the end of June 2011.

There are no lapsing or terminating administered programs and, therefore, funding agreements for the other agencies in the Portfolio.

ATTACHMENT A

Administered funding agreements which terminate by the end of 2009-10:

Program

Funding Recipient

Description

1

Consumer Representation Grants Program

Deafness Forum Ltd

Consumer representation 2009-10

2

Consumer Representation Grants Program

Internet Society of Australia

Consumer representation 2009-10

3

Consumer Representation Grants Program

Communication Rights Australia (CAUS)

Consumer representation 2009-10

4

Consumer Representation Grants Program

Deaf Australia Inc.

Consumer representation 2009-10

5

Community Broadcasting Program

Community Broadcasting Foundation1

Community Broadcasting Foundation 2009-10

6

Community Broadcasting Program

RPH Australia Cooperative Limited1

Funding Transmission cost for Radio for the Print Handicapped

7

Community Broadcasting Program

Community Broadcasting Foundation1

Digital Radio Project Community Broadcasting Foundation 2009-10

8

National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool

North West Radio Network1

National Transmission Network Residual Funding Pool (Transmissions Support Funding) - North West Radio

1 Ongoing funding is provided to these recipients through annual funding agreements.

Administered funding agreements which terminate by the end of 2010-11:

Program

Funding Recipient

Description

1

Digital Switchover Program

Mildura Rural City Council

Community Liaison Officers Program Mildura/Sunraysia area

2

Regional Telecommunications Review Response - Indigenous Communications Program

Telstra Corporation

Supply of Community Phones