Senate
Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC)This memorandum takes account of amendments made by the Senate to the bill as introduced and supersedes the Explanatory Memorandum tabled in the Senate on 9 November 2016
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| Details of C/CSPs Consulted | |
| 2012 Initial targeted industry consultations | |
| Communications Alliance, NBN Co, Telstra, SingTel Optus, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia, Macquarie Telecom, Primus Telecom, iiNet/TransACT/internode, Reach Networks, TPG Telecom Limited, AAPT, PacNet, PIPE and VividWireless. | |
| 2012-13 Public consultation undertaken through PJCIS Inquiry into Potential Reforms of National Security Legislation | |
| Public Consultation | On 24 June 2013, the PJCIS tabled its final report entitled
Report of the Inquiry into Potential Reforms of Australia's National Security Legislation
of which the TSSR was one of three national security reforms considered.The following telecommunication service providers appeared before Committee and discussed TSSR:
Submissions relevant to TSSR received by the Committee were provided by Telstra; Optus; Vodafone Hutchinson; Macquarie Telecom; iiNet; Huawei; Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association and Communications Alliance; Cisco; Unisys Australia Pty Ltd; Internet Industry Association (IIA); Internet Society of Australia; Pirate Party; Department of Communications and NSW government. |
| April 2014 targeted consultations | |
| Communications Alliance, AMTA, NBN Co, Telstra, Optus; Vodafone Hutchinson Australia, Macquarie Telecom, iiNet (owns TransACT, internode, Agile Adam Internet), Soul TPG (owns AAPT and PIPE, NextGen (owns Silk Telecom), M2 (owns Primus, Dodo, Orion, Datafast and iPrimus), Amcom; Exetel, Pacnet, NewSat, Verizon, Digital Distribution Australia, Inmarsat Leasing, New Skies Satellites Australia Victoria Railtrack, Ipstar and Digital River Networks.
Written submissions were received from the Communications Alliance/AMTA, Nextgen, Macquarie Telecom, TPG, Optus, VicTrack and Telstra. |
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| February/March 2015 targeted consultations | |
| Communications Alliance, AMTA, NBN Co, Telstra, Optus, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia, Macquarie Telecom, iiNet, M2, Verizon, Foxtel, aarNet and Next Telecom | |