2008

 

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK) BILL 2008

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SCHEDULE OF THE AMENDMENTS MADE BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

(1)     Schedule 1, item 10A, page 4 (lines 16 to 18), omit the item.

[voluntary disclosure arrangement]

(2)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 5 (line 1), omit “An eligible carrier”, substitute “A carrier”.

[eligible carrier]

(3)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 5 (lines 20 to 28), omit all the words beginning with “If a carrier enters” and ending with “direction issued by the Minister.”.

[voluntary disclosure arrangement]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 6 (lines 10 and 11), omit the definition of eligible carrier in section 531B.

[eligible carrier]

(5)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 8 (before line 18), before paragraph (a) of the definition of protected carrier information in section 531B, insert:

                    (aa)  any information that was given by a carrier to an authorised information officer during the period:

                              (i)  beginning on 27 February 2008; and

                             (ii)  ending 12 months after the commencement of this Part;

                            where, after the information was given, an authorised information officer gave the carrier a written undertaking, on behalf of the Commonwealth, that:

                            (iii)  after the commencement of this Part, the information would be treated as protected carrier information for the purposes of this Part; and

                            (iv)  the information would not be disclosed by an authorised information officer before the commencement of this Part; or

[voluntary information]

(6)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 8 (line 26) to page 9 (line 20), omit “eligible carrier” (wherever occurring), substitute “carrier”.

[eligible carrier]

(7)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 11 (line 1), omit “ Eligible carriers ”, substitute “ Carriers ”.

[eligible carrier]

(8)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 11 (line 3), omit “ Eligible carriers ”, substitute “ Carriers ”.

[eligible carrier]

(9)     Schedule 1, item 11, page 11 (lines 6 to 16), omit “eligible carrier” (wherever occurring), substitute “carrier”.

[eligible carrier]

(10)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 11 (line 27), to page 12 (line 33), omit section 531FA.

[voluntary disclosure arrangement]

(11)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 13 (lines 8 to 12), omit subsection 531G(1A).

[entrusted public official]

(12)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 18 (after line 26), after subsection 531G(4), insert:

          (4A)  An entrusted public official is not required to give a carrier an opportunity to be heard in relation to a decision to use information under subsection (3A).

[use of information]

(13)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 20 (lines 29 to 33), omit subsection 531K(1A).

[entrusted company officer]

(14)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 22 (lines 26 to 33), omit “subsections (1) and (1A)” (wherever occurring), substitute “subsection (1)”.

[entrusted company officer]

(15)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 23 (lines 10 to 16), omit paragraph 531L(1)(ca).

[compensation]

(16)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 23 (lines 22 to 25), omit subsection 531L(2).

[compensation]

(17)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 25 (lines 9 to 12), omit subsection 531P(1), substitute:

             (1)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules relating to the storage, handling or destruction of protected carrier information.

[storage, handling or destruction of protected carrier information]

(18)   Schedule 1, item 11, page 26 (line 3), to page 31 (line 13), omit Division 4.

[Ministerial advisory process]

 

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                                                                                              I C HARRIS

                                                                      Clerk of the House of Representatives

 

 

House of Representatives

15 May 2008