Telecommunications Amendment (Integrated Public Number Database) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 to: allow information contained in the Integrated Public Number Database (IPND) to be disclosed to authorised persons to facilitate state and territory government initiated telephony-based emergency warning systems; require any disclosure of IPND information to be reported to the minister, Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Privacy Commissioner; and permit access to listed IPND data to provide a Location Dependent Carriage Service. Also contains offence provisions relating to the improper disclosure of information.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	23 Feb 2009
Second reading moved	23 Feb 2009
Second reading debate	26 Feb 2009
Second reading agreed to	26 Feb 2009
Third reading agreed to	26 Feb 2009

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10 Mar 2009
Second reading moved	10 Mar 2009
Second reading debate	10 Mar 2009
Second reading agreed to	10 Mar 2009
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	10 Mar 2009
Third reading agreed to	10 Mar 2009

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	11 Mar 2009


Text of bill as passed both Houses	11 Mar 2009
Assent Act no.: 16 Year: 2009	26 Mar 2009

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Government [sheet PF543]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

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Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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