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

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

3. Good documentation – the basis for success Clear Consistent Comprehensive

4. 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

5. 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Any Questions