Reducing the regulatory red tape & better ways of doing business Peter Hilly

The Roadmap  Good documentation  Operational aspects  Planning considerations  Licensing reform  Independent band managers

Good documentation – the basis for success Clear Consistent Comprehensive

Formal –The Act –The Spectrum Plan –Band Plans –Licence Condition Determinations (LCDs) –Technical Frameworks –Guidelines Administrative –RALIs –FAPs –BOPs –Planning Reports –Other bits & pieces A potpourri of regulation

Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instructions (RALIs ) The most used and most useful form of documentation But “quality” varies Can it be implemented in software ? (The ultimate test)

The Roadmap Good documentation  Operational aspects  Planning considerations  Licensing reform  Independent band managers

Operational Aspects It’s a business – so it needs a business-like approach It needs efficient processes A partnership with Accredited Persons

Planning considerations Let’s not start something we can’t finish! Balancing consultation and timely completion Embargos – a “waste” of spectrum?

The Roadmap Good documentation Operational considerations Planning considerations  Licensing reform  Independent band managers

Licensing Reform Two forms of licensing – double trouble! –Spectrum Licensing –Apparatus Licensing A new “parameter-based” licensing - a unified flexible licensing regime?

Independent Band Managers ? A range of options: Minimal constraints or Operating with current ACMA licensing policy Trialling the concept – possible under current legislation?

The Roadmap Good documentation Operational aspects Planning considerations Licensing reform Independent band managers

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