Senate debates

Thursday, 9 November 2023

Committees

Environment and Communications References Committee; Reference

11:34 am

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 9 December 2023:

The Optus network outage that occurred on 8 November 2023 and its impact on Australians and the services that they rely on, with particular reference to:

(a) the communication from Optus to affected customers;

(b) the steps that Optus is taking to ensure that this does not happen again;

(c) the compensation offered to affected customers;

(d) the role of government in ensuring Australians have reliable access to telecommunications technology; and

(e) any other related matters.

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