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A lost opportunity?
Inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Bill
2004 and related bills and matters
10 March 2005
© Commonwealth of Australia 2005
ISBN 0 642 71503 3 |
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| Membership of committee |
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| Terms of Reference |
(PDF 95KB) |
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| Recommendations |
(PDF 114KB) |
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| Abbreviations |
(PDF 84KB) |
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| Chapter 1 - Background to the inquiry |
(PDF 121KB) |
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Conduct of the inquiry
Outline of the report
Acknowledgements
Note on references in this report |
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| Chapter 2 - ACMA and the regulatory framework |
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Introduction
Current institutional arrangement
Institutional reform
The Australian Communications and Media Authority |
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| Chapter 3 - Provisions of the bills |
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Overview
The main Bill
Main provisions of the Consequential Bill |
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| Chapter 4 - International regulatory models |
(PDF 220KB) |
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The US model
The EU's European Regulators Group
The APEC TEL Effective Compliance Enforcement Guidelines & Practices
The UK communications regulator OFCOM
Committee conclusion |
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| Chapter 5 - An opportunity lost |
(PDF 345KB) |
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Introduction
Review of the regulatory regime and ACMA
Regulatory powers
Funding
Organisational culture
Recognition of consumers
Conclusion |
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| Government Members' Dissenting Report |
(PDF 154KB) |
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Recommendations agreed to
Recommendations supported in-principle without amending the Bill
Recommendations which are rejected
Conclusion |
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| Appendix 1 - Submissions and Additional Information |
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| Appendix 2 - Public Hearings |
(PDF 108KB) |
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For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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