Review of instruments - consultation
Consultation
Questions that are of interest to the ACCC for this review include:
Industry
Performance reports
On 29 March, the ACCC released its first performance report for the Monitoring Broadband Australia program.
Bannerman Competition Lecture 2018
The Bannerman Competition Lecture was held on Thursday 22 February 2018. The lecture was delivered by Hon Jayne Jagot, Justice of the Federal Court, Australia and titled The Common Law and Competition Law.
Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture 2018
The 2018 Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture was hosted by the ACCC and Choice on Wednesday14 March 2018.
Consultation paper
On 23 March 2018, the ACCC issued a consultation paper on ARTC's proposal. Submissions are due by 20 April 2018.
Review of instruments - overview
The ACCC is conducting a review to assess the continuing need for two digital broadcast radio facilities legislative instruments which are due to sunset on 1 October 2018.
National Consumer Congress 2018
The 2018 event was held on Thursday 15 March at The Ivy, 330 George Street in Sydney.
Request for advice - 3.6 GHz spectrum
On 8 March 2018, the ACCC received a request for advice from the Minister for Communications and the Arts regarding appropriate allocation limits for an auction of 125 MHz of available spectrum in the 3.6 GHz band in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. The Minister has requested that the ACCC provide its advice by 30 April 2018.
The ACCC has commenced targeted consultation with relevant stakeholders on a range of issues to inform its consideration.
The Minister's letter of request and the ACCC's consultation document are available below.