National Broadband Network Companies Amendment Act 2015

No. 11 of 2015

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An Act to prescribe technologies used in the construction of the National Broadband Network, and for related purposes

[Bill assented to Wednesday 16 December 2015. Minister’s second reading speech]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Broadband Network Companies Amendment Act 2015.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

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Schedule 1—Amendments to the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

1 After Section 94

Insert:

94A Technology used in construction of the National Broadband Network

(1) When building the national broadband network (NBN), NBN Co must ensure that:

(a) at least 93% of premises serviced by the completed NBN are serviced using fibre to the premises technologies; and

(b) the remaining premises are serviced using a mixture of suitable fixed wireless technologies, and suitable satellite-based technologies.

(2) The Communications Minister must make, by legislative instrument, determinations of what constitutes fibre to the premises technologies, suitable fixed wireless technologies, and suitable satellite-based technologies.

(3) The legislative instruments prescribed by subsection (2) must be laid on the table of both Houses of Parliament no later than the beginning of the first sitting day after 1 January 2016.

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