Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend business of the Senate No. 1 in the terms circulated in the chamber.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 November 2024:

The shutdown of the 3G mobile network and telecommunications services accessibility, with reference to:

(a) the impact on access to triple zero emergency calls;

(b) the number of devices and customers affected by the shutdown;

(c) the absence of 4G services in rural and regional areas previously covered by 3G;

(d) the impact on elderly and health-compromised Australians who use medical alert devices on the 3G network;

(e) the impact on industries that use 3G devices;

(f) the impact of a lack of telecommunications services on the economic and social circumstances of those who live in regional Australia;

(g) service provisions and coverage;

(h) efficacy and capability in disaster situations;

(i) adherence to, adequacy of, and opportunity to improveservice obligations; and

(j) any other related matters.