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Preliminary Pages

Membership of the Committee

Chair

Ms Sharon Bird MP (to 14/03/12)

Mr Nick Champion MP (from 14/03/12)

 

Deputy Chair

Mr Paul Neville MP

 

Members

Mr Paul Fletcher MP

Mr Robert Oakeshott MP

 

Mr Ed Husic MP

Mrs Jane Prentice MP

 

Mr Stephen Jones MP

Mr Mike Symon MP

SupplementaryMember

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP

 

Committee Secretariat

Secretary

Ms Julia Morris

Inquiry Secretary

Dr Kilian Perrem

Research Officer

Ms Susan Dinon

Administrative Officer

Mr Peter Pullen

Terms of reference

On 22 September 2011, in accordance with standing orders 143(b) and 222(a)(iii), the Selection Committee referred the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011 to the Committee for an advisory report. A copy of the bill and Explanatory Memorandum is at Appendix E.

List of Abbreviations

ACIF

Australian Communications Industry Forum

ACMA

Australian Communications and Media Authority

ALGA

Australian Local Government Association

AMTA

Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

ARPANSA

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency

DA

Development Application

DBCDE

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

EME

Electromagnetic energy

EMR

Electromagnetic radiation

FIP

Facility installation permit

ICNIRP

International Commission on Non-Ionising Radiation Protection

RF

Radiofrequency

TIO

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

VHA

Vodafone Hutchison Australia

List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

That the House of Representatives not pass the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011.

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