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    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 22 June 2010, no. 187, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 Paula Pyburne Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Comment ..............................................................................................................................

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 18 August 2009, no. 19, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009 Paula Pyburne Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Background ................................................................................................................................. 3 Productivity

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament B B BI IIL L LL L LS S S D D DI IIG G GE E ES S ST T T www.aph.gov.au/library 30 July 2008, no. 1, 2008-09, ISSN 1328-8091 Trade Practices Legislation

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library BILLS DIGEST Information analysis and advice for the Parliament 12 September 2007, no. 47, 2007-08, ISSN 1328-8091 Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2007 Mary Anne Neilsen Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose........................................................................................................................................2 Background .................................................................................................................................2 ACCC representative actions 2

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library BILLS DIGEST Information analysis and advice for the Parliament 8 May 2007, no. 142, 2006-07, ISSN 1328-8091 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 Bronwen Jaggers Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose........................................................................................................................................1 Background .................................................................................................................................1 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................1 What

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library BILLS DIGEST Information analysis and advice for the Parliament 29 August 2005, no. 35, 2005-06, ISSN 1328-8091 Payment Systems (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2005 David Richardson Economics, Commerce and Industrial Relations Section Thomas John Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose .

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