National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2011

Previous Citations: National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010
Type: Government
Portfolio: Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Introduced with the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures—Access Arrangements) Bill 2010, the bill provides: for the operations of NBN Co and any NBN corporations; for ownership and control of NBN Co; for certain reporting obligations of NBN Co; for anti-avoidance obligations of NBN Co; powers to the Federal Court to grant injunctions; that NBN Co is not a public authority; that NBN corporations are not subject to the Public Works Committee Act 1969; and for the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Ownership of NBN Co to be established for the specific purpose of examining a Productivity Commission report on its inquiry into the NBN and cease to exist after it has reported to Parliament.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	25 Nov 2010
Second reading moved	25 Nov 2010
Second reading debate	09 Feb 2011
Second reading debate	28 Feb 2011
Second reading debate	01 Mar 2011
Consideration in detail debate	01 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	01 Mar 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	02 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	21 Mar 2011
Second reading agreed to	24 Mar 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 18 Government agreed to	24 Mar 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government and 1 Australian Greens agreed to	25 Mar 2011
Third reading agreed to	25 Mar 2011

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	28 Mar 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	28 Mar 2011
Assent Act no.: 22 Year: 2011	12 Apr 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
TURNBULL, Malcolm, MP

Non-Government
TURNBULL, Malcolm, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7062]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Government [sheet BR280]

Opposition [sheet 7049 revised]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Opposition [sheet 7055]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (10/02/2011): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Committee report (17/03/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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