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Chair |
Mr Robert Oakeshott MP |
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Deputy Chair |
Mr Rob Mitchell MP (from 14.3.2012) Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP (until 14.3.2012) |
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Members |
Mr Paul Fletcher MP |
Senator Simon Birmingham |
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Mr Luke Hartsuyker MP |
Senator Carol Brown (until 21.6.2012) |
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Mr Ed Husic MP |
Senator Doug Cameron |
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Hon Sussan Ley MP |
Senator Mary Jo Fisher |
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Ms Amanda Rishworth MP (from 21.11. 2011) |
Senator Alex Gallacher (from 16.3.2012) Senator Scott Ludlam |
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Ms Michelle Rowland MP (until 21.11.2011) |
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald |
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Mr Mike Symon MP |
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (until 16.3.2012) |
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Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP |
Senator the Hon Lin Thorp (from 21.6.2012) |
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Senator the Hon Eric Abetz |
Senator the Hon David Johnston |
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Senator Judith Adams (until 31.3.2012) |
Senator Barnaby Joyce |
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Senator Chris Back |
Senator Helen Kroger |
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Senator Cory Bernardi |
Senator Gavin Marshall (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Catryna Bilyk (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator the Hon Brett Mason |
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Senator Mark Bishop (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator Anne McEwan (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell |
Senator Claire Moore (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Sue Boyce |
Senator Fiona Nash |
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Senator the Hon George Brandis SC |
Mr Paul Neville MP (from 10.5.2011) |
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Senator Carol Brown (from 21.6.2012) |
Senator Stephen Parry |
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Senator David Bushby |
Senator Marise Payne |
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Senator Michaelia Cash |
Senator Helen Polley (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck |
Senator Louise Pratt (from 24.3.2011) |
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Senator Mathias Cormann |
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson |
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Senator Trish Crossin (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator Scott Ryan |
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Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP (from 19.3.2012) |
Hon Bruce Scott MP (from 26.5.2011) |
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Senator Alan Eggleston |
Senator John Williams |
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Senator the Hon John Faulkner (from 24.3.2011) Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Senator Mitch Fifield Senator Mark Furner (from 24.3.2011) |
Senator Nick Xenophon |
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Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan |
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Senator Gary Humphries |
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Committee Secretary |
Mr Peter Stephens |
Inquiry Secretaries |
Ms Stephanie Mikac Dr Kate Sullivan |
Research Officer |
Ms Lauren Wilson |
Administrative Assistant |
Miss Kane Moir |
The resolution of appointment establishing the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network was passed by the House of Representatives on 1 March 2011 and by the Senate on 3 March 2011 and provides:
(1) That a Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network be appointed to inquire into and report on the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN);
(2) That every six months, commencing 31 August 2011, until the NBN is complete and operational, the committee provide progress reports to both Houses of Parliament and to shareholder Ministers on:
(a) The rollout of the NBN, including in relation to the Government’s objective for NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) to:
(i) connect 93 per cent of Australian homes, schools and businesses with fibre-to-the premises technology providing broadband speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, with a minimum fibre coverage obligation of 90 per cent of Australian premises; and
(ii) service all remaining premises by a combination of next-generation fixed wireless and satellite technologies providing peak speeds of at least 12 megabits per second;
(b) The achievement of take-up targets (including premises passed and covered and services activated) as set out in NBN Co’s Corporate Plan released on 20 December 2010 as revised from time to time;
(c) Network rollout performance including service levels and faults;
(d) The effectiveness of NBN Co in meeting its obligations as set out in its Stakeholder Charter;
(e) NBN Co’s strategy for engaging with consumers and handling complaints;
(f) NBN Co’s risk management processes; and
(g) Any other matter pertaining to the NBN rollout that the committee considers relevant.
ACCAN |
Australian Communications Consumer Action Network |
ACCC |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
AEW |
Automatically Eligible Workgroup |
AIG |
Australian Industry Group |
AIP |
Australian Industry Participation Plan |
ARA |
Australian Retailers Association |
BOT |
Build-Operate-Transfer |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CP |
Conditions Precedent |
CSG |
Customer Service Guarantee |
Cth |
Commonwealth |
DBCDE |
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy |
DEP |
Digital Enterprise Program |
DLG |
Digital Local Government |
DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
FAN |
Fibre Access Node |
FY |
Financial Year |
GB |
Gigabyte |
GBE |
Government Business Enterprise |
GHz |
Gigahertz |
GPON |
Gigabit capable Passive Optical Network |
HFC |
Hybrid Fibre Coaxial |
IID |
Implementation and Interpretation Deed |
ISS |
Interim Satellite Service |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
JCNBN |
Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
LTSS |
Long Term Satellite Service |
Mbps |
Megabits per second |
NBN |
National Broadband Network |
NBN Co |
NBN Co Limited |
NSW |
New South Wales |
NT |
Northern Territory |
PEA |
Public Education Activity |
PoI |
Point of Interconnect |
PON |
Passive Optical Network |
RDANI |
Regional Development Australia Northern Inland |
RF |
Radio Frequency |
RFD |
Retraining Funding Deed |
RFT |
Request for Tender |
RoA |
Resolution of Appointment |
RTO |
Registered Training Organisation |
RSP |
Retail Service Provider |
SAS |
Satellite Access Service |
SA |
South Australia |
SAU |
Special Access Undertaking |
SME |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
SSU |
Structural Separation Undertaking |
VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
WA |
Western Australia |
WAS |
Wireless Access Service |
WBA |
Wholesale Broadband Agreement |
WuW |
Work Under Way |
The committee recommends that the NBN Co and the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy review the efficiency of their current clearance processes for providing answers to questions on notice so that:
The committee recommends the Government include key performance information in its six-monthly National Broadband Network performance report, listing and detailing: (1) established Business Plan targets and (2) actual results for:
The committee recommends that the NBN Co as soon as possible, provide further key information on its website in a user-friendly format, and also include this information in the six monthly Shareholder Ministers’ Performance Report. This information should include:
The committee recommends that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in the development of future public education activities, undertake a study of similar international networks, with a view to adoption of:
The committee recommends that NBN Co include the consumer protection components of the Customer Service Guarantee in its Wholesale Broadband Agreement.
The committee recommends the Government more effectively deliver its Digital Enterprise Program to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with the aim of improving SME access to online resources and enabling interested SMEs to achieve an online presence.
The committee recommends the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy review its internal processes where the public interest test is used to assess whether material is commercial-in-confidence, and provide details of this review to the committee.
The committee recommends that, as a matter of urgency, for all future contracts the NBN Co update, and regularly maintain, its tender registry to include the following basic information:
The committee recommends that the NBN Co revise its terminology and language to clarify community understanding of what the three National Broadband Network services can and cannot support, to enable the community to prepare for the network’s services appropriately and become fully informed.
The committee recommends that the NBN Co include in its web-based interactive rollout map specific information on the provision of voice services for communities in fixed wireless and satellite access areas.
The committee recommends that the NBN Co finalise its policy for the provision of costing extensions to its planned National Broadband Network fibre footprint:
While noting possible revisions in this area in NBN Co’s next corporate plan, the committee recommends that NBN Co progress its consideration of debt financing arrangements as a priority.
The committee recommends that the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy publicly disseminate a reporting document on annual progress under the Telstra Retraining Funding Deed.
The committee recommends that NBN Co publicly communicate major areas of emerging training need and workforce demand with regard to the rollout of the National Broadband Network, to assist with future Australian workforce planning in this sector.
The committee recommends that the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy publish, on an annual basis, a detailed statement outlining the direct and indirect employment benefits of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout, including in terms of local/regional employment and major areas of emerging NBN workforce demand.
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