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Inquiry into regional telecommunications in Western Australia

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

21 Mar 2024

Tabling date:

24 Oct 2024

Deadline for submissions:

26 Apr 2024

Date Ended:

24 Oct 2024

Committee

Public Administration Committee

House:

Legislative Council

Important Information:

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
01	Nannup Music Club received on 10 Apr 2024
02	Private Citizen received on 10 Apr 2024
03	Shire of Broome received on 11 Apr 2024
04	Private Citizen received on 13 Apr 2024
05	Shire of Ashburton received on 17 Apr 2024
06	City of Greater Geraldton received on 18 Apr 2024
07	Shire of West Arthur received on 20 Apr 2024
08	Private Citizen received on 21 Apr 2024
09	CRISP Wireless received on 22 Apr 2024
10	Shire of Boddington received on 23 Apr 2024
11	City of Kalgoorlie Boulder received on 23 Apr 2024
12	Shire of Murray received on 24 Apr 2024
13	Shire of Waroona received on 24 Apr 2024
14	Shire of Manjimup Bush Fire Advisory Committee received on 24 Apr 2024
15	WA Police Union received on 24 Apr 2024
16	NBN Co received on 24 Apr 2024
17	Shire of Kent received on 24 Apr 2024
18	Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes received on 24 Apr 2024
19A	Shire of Derby West Kimberley received on 24 Apr 2024
19B	Shire of Derby West Kimberley received on 27 May 2024
20	North Eastern Wheatbelt Regional Organisation of Councils received on 25 Apr 2024
21	Shire of Esperance received on 26 Apr 2024
22	Isolated Children's Parent's Association of Western Australia received on 26 Apr 2024
23	Australian Communications Consumer Action Network received on 26 Apr 2024
24	Shire of Mundaring received on 26 Apr 2024
25	TPG Telecom received on 26 Apr 2024
26	OneWifi and Infrastructure received on 26 Apr 2024
27	Shire of Victoria Plains received on 26 Apr 2024
28	Optus received on 26 Apr 2024
29	Shire of Pingelly received on 26 Apr 2024
30	Amplitel received on 26 Apr 2024
32	Horizon Power received on 26 Apr 2024
33	Private Citizen received on 26 Apr 2024
34	Shire of Narembeen received on 29 Apr 2024
35	RRR Network received on 29 Apr 2024
36	Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association received on 30 Apr 2024
37	Small Business Development Corporation received on 2 May 2024
38	WA Country Health Service received on 2 May 2024
39	Western Power received on 2 May 2024
40	WALGA received on 2 May 2024
41	Hon Stephen Dawson MLC Minister for Emergency Services; Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy received on 6 May 2024
42	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development received on 6 May 2024
43A	Telstra received on 8 May 2024
43B	Telstra received on 20 May 2024
44	Field Solutions received on 10 May 2024
45	Australian Energy Market Operator received on 16 May 2024
46	Western Australia Police Force received on 4 Jun 2024
47	St John WA received on 17 Jun 2024

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Council Committee Rooms, Level 1, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness	Broadcast
10 Jun 2024	11:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Horizon Power		Yes
12 Jun 2024	09:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	One Wifi		Yes
12 Jun 2024	10:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association		Yes
12 Jun 2024	11:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	CRISP Wireless	1	Yes
17 Jun 2024	09:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Western Power		Yes
17 Jun 2024	10:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	NBN Co		Yes
17 Jun 2024	11:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	TPG		Yes
19 Jun 2024	09:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development		Yes
19 Jun 2024	10:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	WA Police Union	2	Yes
19 Jun 2024	11:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Amplitel		Yes
28 Jun 2024	09:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	WA Country Health		Yes
28 Jun 2024	10:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Telstra		Yes
28 Jun 2024	11:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Department of Fire and Emergency Services		Yes
28 Jun 2024	12:00 PM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Field Solutions		Yes
04 Jul 2024	10:00 AM	Legislative Council Committee Office	Western Australia Police Force		Yes

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Cameron Parrotte (Executive General Manager, Engineering and Project Delivery, Horizon Power) on 10 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Ms Louise Hyland (Chief Executive Officer, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association), Mr Matt Evans (Consultant, Mobile Carriers Forum, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association) on 12 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Leigh Ballard (Chief Executive Officer, CRISP Wireless) on 12 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Mevan Jayatilleke (Director, OneWiFi and Infrastructure) on 12 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Sam Barbaro (Chief Executive Officer, Western Power) and Mr Gair Landsborough (Executive Manager, Asset Management, Western Power) on 17 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mrs Rachael McIntyre (Executive General Manager, Stakeholder Relations, NBN Co) and Mrs Naomi Evans (Head of NBN Local WA, NBN Co) on 17 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Trent Czinner (Group Executive, Legal and External Affairs, and Company Secretary, TPG Telecom) Mr Ross Mitchell (Head of Government Relations, TPG Telecom) Mr Louie Liu (Head of Industry Strategy, TPG Telecom) Mr Alexander Osborne (Head of Regulatory, TPG Telecomm) on 17 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Mat Jones (Chief Operations Officer, Amplitel), Ms Amanda Morrison (Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Amplitel) and Ms Jane Pollard (General manager, Amplitel). on 17 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Eamonn McCabe (Executive Director, Regional Business Development, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development), Ms Penny Griffin (Project Manager, Regional Telecommunications, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development), Mr Paul Tzaikos (Manager, Regional Business Solution, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development) on 19 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul Gale (President, Western Australian Police Union), Mr Kevin McDonald (Field Officer, Western Australian Police Union), Mr Matthew Payne (Research Officer, Western Australian Police Union) on 19 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Stephen Mason (Manager, Government and Business Relations, Field Solutions Group), Mr Vin Mullins (Group Executive Government, Partner, Engineering and Infrastructure, Field Solutions Group) on 28 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr James Thomas (Executive Director, Business Services, WA Country Health Service), Ms Melanie Goode (Director, Command Centre, WA Country Health Service) and Ms Amy Collins (Acting Director, Digital and Data Innovation, WA Country Health Service) on 28 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Boyd Brown (Regional General Manager, Telstra), Ms Bronwyn Clere (Executive, Technology Development and Innovation, Telstra), Mr Channa Senevirante (Executive, Technology Development and Innovation, Telstra), Mr Gerard Tracey (Principal Engineer, E2E Service Performance and Resilience, Telstra) and Ms Lisa McTiernan (Government Relations Manager). on 28 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Mr Patrick Leach (Executive Director, Corporate Services Command, Department of Fire and Emergency Services) and Mr Paul Carr (Chief Superintendent, Country Operations, Department of Fire and Emergency Services) on 28 Jun 2024

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Evidence by.. Miss Jodie Pearson (Commander, Western Australia Police Force), Mr Stephen Thompson (Acting Commander, Western Australia Police Force) and Mr Phillip Manna (Assistant Director, Technology Portfolio, Western Australia Police Force). on 4 Jul 2024

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
44	Inquiry into regional telecommunications in Western Australia	24 Oct 2024
42	Terms of Reference: Inquiry into regional telecommunications in Western Australia	21 Mar 2024

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Pierre Yang MLC
Hon. Colin de Grussa MLC
Hon. Darren West MLC
Hon. Sandra Carr MLC
Hon. Wilson Tucker MLC

Staff Members:

Mr Stephen Brockway (Advisory Officer)
Ms Emily Briggs (Committee Clerk)