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Inquiries 1998-2006

This is a listing of the inquiries from 1998 to 2006 that were of interest to ALIA members, or those that had a direct or implied ALIA involvement or participation.

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last update	inquiry
14 Nov 2006	Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
15 Sep 2006	Review of sedition laws Australian Law Reform Commission
5 Sep 2006	Technological protection measure provisions of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 Attorney-General's Department
1 Feb 2006	Inquiry into the Federal Privacy Act Australian Law Reform Commission
26 Oct 2005	Inquiry into the distribution of Parliamentary Paper Series Joint Committee on Publications
19 Oct 2005	Inquiry into skills recognition, upgrading and licensing Joint Standing Committee on Migration
1 Aug 2005	Inquiry into teacher education House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Vocational Training
5 May 2005	Crown Copyright Copyright Law Review Committee
30 Mar 2005	Inquiry into the performance of the Australian telecommunications regulatory regime Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee
30 Mar 2005	Review of the government's spyware strategy Department of Communications, Technology and the Arts
22 Jan 2005	The progress and future directions of life-long learning Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
3 Sep 2004	Review of the Privacy Act's private-sector provisions Privacy Commissioner
3 Sep 2004	Determined Markings Review - film and computer games classification labelling Office of Film and Literature Classification
26 Jul 2004	Australia/United States Free Trade Agreement Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile
21 May 2004	Review of Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 Deptartment of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
7 May 2004	Review of the digital amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 Phillips Fox Consultants
4 Mar 2004	Australian Film Commission Screensound Integration Australian Film Commission
1 Mar 2004	Review of the Operation of the Universal Service Obligation and Customer Service Guarantee Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
29 Nov 2003	Inquiry into Local Government and Cost-shifting House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration
20 Nov 2003	Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
31 Oct 2003	Inquiry into Current and Future Skills Needs Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
19 Jan 2001	Inquiries by Senate Committees into the GST and a new tax system Select Committee on a New Tax System; Community Affairs References Committee; Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education References Committee; Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee
20 May 2000	Inquiry into the prices of books in Australia Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
20 Aug 1999	Competition Review of Australia's Intellectual Property Framework Minister for Industry, Science and Resources
28 Jul 1999	Indigenous education inquiry Senate Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education References Committee
1 Jul 1999	Higher Education Research and Research Training Reforms The Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
11 Jun 1999	Review of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Online Services) Bill 1999 Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies
1 Jun 1999	Inquiry into copyright enforcement House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
1 Apr 1999	Digital agenda reforms to the Copyright Act 1968 Department of Communication, Information Technology and the ArtsAttorney General's Department
19 Mar 1999	National framework for online content regulation Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
8 Mar 1999	Telstra (Transition to full private ownership) Bill 1998 Senate Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee
12 Feb 1999	Reference to review and simplify the Copyright Act 1968 Copyright Law Review Committee
20 Jan 1999	Investigation in relation to online services ABA Children and Content On-Line Taskforce
19 Jan 1999	Towards an Australian strategy for the information economy The National Office for the Information Economy
24 Aug 1998	Electronic commerce inquiry Joint Committee of Public Accounts
7 Jul 1998	Self-regulation in the information and communication industries inquiry Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies
2 Jun 1998	Review of the Archives Act 1983 Australian Law Reform Commission

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