Senate Committees

The capacity of communication networks and emergency warning systems to deal with emergencies and natural disasters

23 November 2011

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Committee membership	(PDF 23KB)

Recommendations	(PDF 15KB)

Acronyms and Abbreviations	(PDF 9KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 352KB)
The conduct of the inquiry Background Radiocommunications in Australia Possible future spectrum allocations Issues raised during the inquiry

Chapter 2 - Availability of spectrum for public protection and disaster relief radiocommunications	(PDF 113KB)
Narrowband communications Broadband communications International use of spectrum Spectrum for broadband PPDR radiocommunications in Australia Committee view

Chapter 3 - Emergency warnings and community preparedness	(PDF 129KB)
Emergency warnings Community preparedness and responsibility

Chapter 4 - Communications infrastructure	(PDF 58KB)
Resilience of broadcasting systems Resilience and redundancy of telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix 1 - Submissions, tabled documents, additional information and answers to questions taken on notice	(PDF 9KB)

Appendix 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 10KB)

Appendix 3 - Inquiries into recent natural disasters in Australia	(PDF 56KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526

Fax: +61 2 6277 5818

Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3526
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	ec.sen@aph.gov.au