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Communications and Media Law
A new peak body being established for consumers and consumer organisations on issues including telecommunications and the internet.
ATUG is a not-for-profit membership-based
organisation of Australian telecommunications users.
The Communications Alliance was
formed in 2006 to provide a unified voice for the Australian communications
industry and to lead it into the next generation of converging networks,
technologies and services. Communications Alliance has formed by the
merger of the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) and the
Service Providers Association Inc (SPAN).
An independent, non-profit,
public interest organisation specialising in media, communications and
online law and policy.
- Department
of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE)
- Internet
Industry Association (IIA)
Australia's national Internet industry organisation.
- IIA Spam Code of Practice: the code applies
to all internet service providers in Australia, as well as global
email service providers providing services in Australia.
- IIA Content Services Code of Practice: the code
applies to commercial content service providers, live content service providers, hosting service providers and chat service providers for content accessible in Australia via fixed and mobile Internet devices with an "Australian connection" as defined in the Broadcasting Act.
- Internet
Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)
A non-profit organisation which promotes development of the internet in
Australia to benefit the whole community, including business, academic,
professional, and private internet users.
- La
Trobe University Online Media Program
The program's
principle goals are to investigate
the social and economic implications of internet-based
communications.
- NetAlert
NetAlert is part of the Australian
Government's ongoing commitment to providing a safe online environment
for all families, especially children.
- Online
and Communications Council
The Online and Communications
Council (OCC) operates as the peak ministerial forum across governments
to consider and reach agreement on strategic approaches on information
and communications issues of a national importance.
- Telecommunications
Industry Ombudsman (TIO)
The Telecommunications Industry
Ombudsman is a free and independent alternative dispute resolution
scheme for small business and residential consumers in Australia who
have a complaint about their telephone or internet services.
- Telephone
Information Services Standards Council (TISSC)
An independent regulatory body that sets fair standards for the message
content and advertising of any Australian telecommunication service
with the prefix 190, in the form of a Code of Practice.
Journal articles,
reports etc.
- 2008 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital TV Switch-over) Bill 2008 (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee)
- 2008
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008 (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee)
- 2008 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee)
- 2008
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee)
- 2008
The effectiveness of the broadcasting codes of practice (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee)
- 2007 Tuning
in to Community Broadcasting Second report of the Inquiry
into community broadcasting. (Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives
Standing Committee on Communications, Information, Technology and the
Arts)
- 2007 Community
Television: Options For Digital Broadcasting First report of the
Inquiry into community broadcasting. (Australia. Parliament. House of
Representatives Standing Committee on Communications, Information, Technology
and the Arts)
- 2006 Ready,
Get Set, Go Digital - A Digital Action Plan for Australia - released
by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- 2006 Media ownership regulation in Australia (Parliamentary Library E-brief)
- 2006 Report
on Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006 and
related bills (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee)
- 2006 Provisions
of the Do Not Call Register Bill 2006 and Do Not Call Register (Consequential
Amendments) Bill 2006 (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment,
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee)
- 2006 Digital
Television: Who's Buying It? Inquiry into the uptake of digital
television in Australia (Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives
Standing Committee on Communications, Information, Technology and the
Arts)
- 2005 The
performance of the Australian telecommunications regulatory regime.
(Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee)
- 2005 A
lost opportunity? Inquiry into the powers of Australia's communications
regulators (Australia. Parliament. Senate Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee)
- 2003 Digital
Television and Datacasting (Parliamentary
Library E-brief)
- 2002 Review of Radiocommunications
Acts (Productivity Commission)
- 2002 Report
on Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2002
(Australia. Parliament. Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts)
- 2002 Household
broadband access in Australia (Parliamentary
Library)
- 2000 Review
of Broadcasting Legislation (Productivity Commission)
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