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ISSN 1328-8091 Warning: All viewers of this digest are advised to visit the disclaimer appearing at the end of this document. The disclaimer sets out the status and purpose of the digest. BILLS DIGEST NO. 87, 2014-15 24 MARCH 2015 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2014 [and] Telecommunications (Industry Levy)

ISSN 1328-8091 Warning: All viewers of this digest are advised to visit the disclaimer appearing at the end of this document. The disclaimer sets out the status and purpose of the digest. BILLS DIGEST NO. 12, 2013-14 20 NOVEMBER 2013 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Consumer Protection) Bill 2013 Paula Pyburne Law

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Amendments to the Telecommunications Act .............................................................................. 5 Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act ............................................................................. 6 National Relay

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 5 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 5 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 5 Differences between the 2010 Bill and the present Bill ..................................................................... 6 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 7 Lack of positive mandate to

    ISSN 1328‐8091  Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BILLS DIGEST NO. 45, 2010-11  18 November 2010 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition  and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010  Brian Dalzell   Economics Section  Paula Pyburne  Law and Bills Digest Section  Contents  History of the Bill...................................................................................................................................... 3  Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3  Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4  Australian telecommunications sector ............................................................................................... 4  History ............................................................................................................................................ 4  Telecommunications sector outcomes .......................................................................................... 5  The telecommunications access regime ........................................................................................ 6  The view of the regulator ......................................................................................................... 7  Revision of the telecommunications access regime ................................................................ 7  Structural separation as a solution? .............................................................................................. 8  OECD support for structural separation of Telstra ........................................................................ 9  Comments .................................................................................................................................... 10  Basis of policy commitment .............................................................................................................. 10  Timing of policy commitment ...................................................................................................... 12  Committee consideration ................................................................................................................. 12  Policy position of non‐government parties and independents ........................................................ 13  Coalition ....................................................................................................................................... 13  Senator Steve Fielding, Senator Nick Xenophon and the Australian Greens .............................. 13  Financial implications ............................................................................................................................. 14  Main issues ............................................................................................................................................. 14  Structural separation ........................................................................................................................ 14  ACCC oversight .................................................................................................................................. 14  Any consequences of failure to pass ................................................................................................ 16  Key provisions ........................................................................................................................................ 16  Part 1—amendments relating to Telstra .......................................................................................... 16  Structural separation ................................................................................................................... 16  Functional separation .................................................................................................................. 18  Part 2—telecommunications access regime .................................................................................... 19  Part 3—anti‐competitive conduct .................................................................................................... 20  Part 4—universal service regime ...................................................................................................... 21  Part 5—customer service guarantee ................................................................................................ 22 

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 10 March 2009, no. 110, 2008-09, ISSN 1328-8091 Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009 Mary Anne Neilsen Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose . . . . .

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library BILLS DIGEST Information analysis and advice for the Parliament 3 August 2007, no. 10, 2007-08, ISSN 1328-8091 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007 Bronwen Jaggers Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose . . . . . . . .