Regulatory changes to facilitate the rollout of next-generation broadband infrastructure—consultation process

On 10 August 2011 the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy released proposed amendments to the Telecommunications (Low-Impact Facilities) Determination 1997  and the Telecommunications Regulations 2001 for public comment. The proposed amendments were designed to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network and other next-generation broadband infrastructure.

The regulatory changes proposed were subsequently made. For further detail, see:

• Regulatory measures to facilitate the rollout of next-generation broadband

The following explanatory material was released to facilitate the consultation:

• Invitation to comment—Possible changes to the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 and Telecommunications Regulations 2001 to facilitate the rollout of the NBN  (PDF, 234 KB)
• Invitation to comment—Possible changes to the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997 and Telecommunications Regulations 2001 to facilitate the rollout of the NBN  (RTF, 1.2 MB)

Submissions received