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Cost benefit analysis of changes to the Copyright Act 1968

Ernst & Young was engaged on the instructions of the Department of Communications and the Arts (the 'Department') to undertake an analysis of the impact of amending the Copyright Act 1968 to implement a number of the recommendations of the ALRC Report into Copyright and the Digital Economy (the 'Project')], in accordance with the Order for Services dated 17 July 2015 [amended in the Change Request Letter dated 18 February 2016].

Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Report: Eyes in the Sky—Inquiry into Drones and the Regulation of Air Safety and Privacy

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On 1 December 2016, the Australian Government tabled its response to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Report titled ‘Eyes in the Sky: Inquiry into Drones and the Regulation of Air Safety and Privacy’.

ACCC advice on allocation limits for the auction of unsold 700 MHz spectrum—executive summary

This is the Executive Summary of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s advice to the Minister for Communications and the Arts on allocation limits for the auction of unsold 700 MHz spectrum.