Save Search
    Prev   Next   Return to results listPrint ListEmail Document Link

Title

NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK COMPANIES BILL 2010

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK MEASURES—ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2011

In Committee

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

24-03-2011

Source

Senate

Parl No.

43

Electorate

South Australia

Interjector

Hutchins, Sen Steve (The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN)

Page

2002

Party

IND

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

 

Questioner

 

Responder

 

Speaker

Xenophon, Sen Nick

Stage

In Committee

Type

 

Context

Bills

System Id

chamber/hansards/2011-03-24/0493


Note: Where available, the PDF/Word icon below is provided to view the complete and fully formatted document
 Download Current HansardDownload Current Hansard    View Or Save XMLView/Save XML

Previous Fragment    Next Fragment
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Page: 2002


Senator XENOPHON (8:38 PM) —I could not possibly top what Senator Conroy said then about moving amendments to amendments to amendments. I, and also on behalf of Senator Ludlam, move amendment (6) on sheet 7064:

(6)    Omit subsections 152BDA(3C) and (3D), substitute:

       (3C)    The Commission must not make binding rules of conduct that would have the effect of preventing an NBN corporation from engaging in conduct that is reasonably necessary to achieve uniform national pricing of eligible services supplied by the NBN corporation to service providers and utilities.

      (3D)    In subsection (3C), eligible services, uniform national pricing and utilities have the same meaning as in section 151DA.

This amendment relates to consequential amendments with respect to uniform national pricing. I am very happy to explain this to Senator Birmingham or to anyone who wishes to ask questions. This amendment is in the same vane as the previous amendments that have been moved in relation to that. It is about the use of the ‘reasonably necessary’ test. As advised by Associate Professor Zumbo, this test gives some certainty to the scope in which the ACCC will act and consider.