Senate debates

Thursday, 12 October 2006

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Media Ownership) Bill 2006; Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2006; Communications Legislation Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2006; Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2006

In Committee

11:29 am

Photo of Helen CoonanHelen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Conroy, it happens in other industries, doesn’t it? For instance, it happens in the mining industry and it happens in other industries. There is a first-mover advantage. It is not something that the regulator is incapable of dealing with. Whilst this mythical and remote possibility of things flooding over different platforms to ACMA is theoretically possible, obviously the organisation has an opportunity to deal with them in the order in which they are received. That is the way in which it will happen. I doubt very much that the kind of issue that is concerning you here this morning is likely to be a material one.

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