Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Protection of Submarine Cables and Other Measures) Bill 2005

Type
Government
Portfolio
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1963 and Telecommunications Act 1997 to create a regulatory scheme to enable the Australian Communications Authority to establish protection zones over submarine telecommunications cables that link Australia to global networks and which are of national significance.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 23 Jun 2005
Second reading moved 23 Jun 2005
Second reading agreed to 10 Aug 2005
Third reading agreed to 10 Aug 2005
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 11 Aug 2005
Second reading moved 11 Aug 2005
Second reading agreed to 11 Aug 2005
Third reading agreed to 11 Aug 2005
Assent
  • Act no.: 104
  • Year: 2005
23 Aug 2005

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Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

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  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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