Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 27 June 2012:

With reference to the answer to question on notice no. 1865 (Senate Hansard, 20 June 2012, proof p. 127), in relation to the National Broadband Network (NBN):

(1) Is this to be interpreted to mean that no information has been collected by the NBN on the documents lodged with local governments.

(2) Has the NBN lodged plans with local governments.

(3) Can the full details requested in question on notice no. 1865 be provided.

Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) No.

(2) As outlined in response to Question No. 1865, NBN Co submits plans to each local council in accordance with its obligations under the Telecommunications Act 1997 for low impact facilities and other applications as required under relevant state or territory planning laws.

(3) The level of detail requested in Question No. 1865 would require a significant diversion of resources to compile. In addition to this, the Tasmanian pre-release sites were designed by Aurora Energy, which was responsible for lodging the appropriate notices and approval applications.