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senate vote 2010-11-24#1
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2010-11-24.12.30 motion] to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.''Background to the bill''This [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4479 bill] was introduced following the lapse of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4212 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009] and relates to the regulation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_protection consumer protection], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law competition] and licensing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications telecommunications] markets. While substantially the same as the earlier bill, it includes some additional provisions. According to the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest], significant changes made by this bill include:* improving the conditions for competition in telecommunications markets by requiring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra Telstra] to be structurally or functionally separated* making the telecommunications access regime less susceptible to deliberate delay and obstruction* removing a technical impediment to the operation of the anti-competitive conduct regime applying to telecommunications markets* clarifying the universal service obligation (USO) and customer service guarantee (CSG) to make it more enforceable* extending the obligation to provide priority assistance to those with life threatening conditions to service providers other than Telstra, and* enabling breaches of civil penalty provisions - including some concerning the USO and the CSG - to be dealt with by issuing infringement notices.(More information about the bill is available in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest].)With these measures, the bill seeks to address the issues that result from the monopoly caused by Telstra's vertically and horizontally integrated telecommunications network.- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2010-11-24.12.30) to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.
- _Background to the bill_
- This [bill](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4479) was introduced following the lapse of the [Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4212) and relates to the regulation of [consumer protection](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_protection), [competition](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law) and licensing in [telecommunications](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications) markets. While substantially the same as the earlier bill, it includes some additional provisions.
- According to the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045), significant changes made by this bill include:
- - improving the conditions for competition in telecommunications markets by requiring [Telstra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra) to be structurally or functionally separated
- - making the telecommunications access regime less susceptible to deliberate delay and obstruction
- - removing a technical impediment to the operation of the anti-competitive conduct regime applying to telecommunications markets
- - clarifying the universal service obligation (USO) and customer service guarantee (CSG) to make it more enforceable
- - extending the obligation to provide priority assistance to those with life threatening conditions to service providers other than Telstra, and
- - enabling breaches of civil penalty provisions - including some concerning the USO and the CSG - to be dealt with by issuing infringement notices.(More information about the bill is available in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045).)
- With these measures, the bill seeks to address the issues that result from the monopoly caused by Telstra's vertically and horizontally integrated telecommunications network.
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senate vote 2010-11-24#1
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2010-11-24.12.30 motion] to read the bill for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2010-11-24.12.30 motion] to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.
- ''Background to the bill''
- This [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4479 bill] was introduced following the lapse of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4212 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009] and relates to the regulation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_protection consumer protection], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law competition] and licensing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications telecommunications] markets. While substantially the same as the earlier bill, it includes some additional provisions.
- According to the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest], significant changes made by this bill include:
- * improving the conditions for competition in telecommunications markets by requiring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra Telstra] to be structurally or functionally separated
- * making the telecommunications access regime less susceptible to deliberate delay and obstruction
- * removing a technical impediment to the operation of the anti-competitive conduct regime applying to telecommunications markets
- * clarifying the universal service obligation (USO) and customer service guarantee (CSG) to make it more enforceable
- * extending the obligation to provide priority assistance to those with life threatening conditions to service providers other than Telstra, and
* enabling breaches of civil penalty provisions - including some concerning the USO and the CSG - to be dealt with by issuing infringement notices.[2]- * enabling breaches of civil penalty provisions - including some concerning the USO and the CSG - to be dealt with by issuing infringement notices.(More information about the bill is available in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest].)
- With these measures, the bill seeks to address the issues that result from the monopoly caused by Telstra's vertically and horizontally integrated telecommunications network.
''References''* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].* [2] More information about the bill is available in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest].
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senate vote 2010-11-24#1
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Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — Second Reading- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 — Second Reading - Read a second time
Description
<p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p><p pwmotiontext="moved">That this bill be now read a second time.</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2010-11-24.12.30 motion] to read the bill for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that they can now discuss it in more detail.
- ''Background to the bill''
- This [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4479 bill] was introduced following the lapse of the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r4212 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009] and relates to the regulation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_protection consumer protection], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_law competition] and licensing in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications telecommunications] markets. While substantially the same as the earlier bill, it includes some additional provisions.
- According to the [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest], significant changes made by this bill include:
- * improving the conditions for competition in telecommunications markets by requiring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra Telstra] to be structurally or functionally separated
- * making the telecommunications access regime less susceptible to deliberate delay and obstruction
- * removing a technical impediment to the operation of the anti-competitive conduct regime applying to telecommunications markets
- * clarifying the universal service obligation (USO) and customer service guarantee (CSG) to make it more enforceable
- * extending the obligation to provide priority assistance to those with life threatening conditions to service providers other than Telstra, and
- * enabling breaches of civil penalty provisions - including some concerning the USO and the CSG - to be dealt with by issuing infringement notices.[2]
- With these measures, the bill seeks to address the issues that result from the monopoly caused by Telstra's vertically and horizontally integrated telecommunications network.
- ''References''
- * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
- * [2] More information about the bill is available in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd045 bills digest].
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