Second Interim Report

19 March 2015

View the report as a single document - (PDF 1320KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee Membership	(PDF 25KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 7KB)
Executive Summary	(PDF 24KB)
Cost and timeframe Governance
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 73KB)
Terms of reference and conduct of the inquiry Structure of this report Background to the inquiry The committee's first interim report The government's response to the first interim report
Chapter 2 - Key developments since the committee's first interim report	(PDF 428KB)
The multi-technology mix Rollout progress The Melton FTTP trial The NBN Co 2014-17 corporate plan The revised Definitive Agreements The cost per premises review Committee view
Chapter 3 - Fixed wireless and satellite	(PDF 85KB)
Key findings of the Fixed Wireless and Satellite Review Issues arising from the Review Committee view
Chapter 4 - The Cost-Benefit Analysis and Review of Regulation	(PDF 333KB)
Key findings of Volume II: the Cost-Benefit Analysis Issues arising from the Cost-Benefit Analysis Key findings of Volume I: the Review of Regulation Issues arising from the Review of Regulation Government response to the Cost-Benefit Analysis and Review of Regulation Committee view
Chapter 5 - Broadband Quality and Availability	(PDF 140KB)
Purpose and methodology of the report Findings of the report Issues arising from the report Committee view
Chapter 6 - Governance issues	(PDF 122KB)
The 'Scales Review' of NBN policy Issues arising from the Scales Review The KordaMentha 'Governance Review' Issues arising from the Governance Review NBN Co management and governance Committee view
Chapter 7 - Conclusions and Recommendations	(PDF 34KB)
Strategic Review and cost per premises review NBN Co's 2014-17 corporate plan Governance Cost-Benefit Analysis and Review of Regulation Other reviews
Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report	(PDF 53KB)
Appendix 1	(PDF 11KB)
Public submissions
Appendix 2 - All published additional information, answers to questions on notice and correspondence at the date of this report	(PDF 22KB)
Government Response Additional information received Answers to Questions on Notice from public hearings Correspondence
Appendix 3 - Public hearings and witnesses	(PDF 21KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Senior Clerk's Office
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3555
Fax: +61 2 6277 3899
seniorclerk.committees.sen@aph.gov.au

On 14 November 2013 the Senate established a Select Committee on the National Broadband Network to inquire into and report on the Government's reviews of the National Broadband Network (NBN) and the governance of NBN Co, with interim reports as the committee sees fit and a final report on or before 10 June 2014.

On 14 May 2014, the Senate agreed to extend the date for the presentation of the final report to the last sitting day of the 44th Parliament. The committee has subsequently agreed to continue accepting submissions.

An interim report was tabled on 26 March 2014.

Past Public Hearings

15 Mar 2016: Canberra
04 Mar 2016: Canberra
14 Sep 2015: Canberra

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