From the WIA, original post here.

Date : 25 / 06 / 2017
Author : Roger Harrison – VK2ZRH

An extension of the deadline for submissions on the Radiocommunications Bill 2017 has been announced by the Department of Communications and the Arts.

The new deadline is now 28 July 2017 at 5:00pm AEST.

In an email to stakeholders, the Department said that the extension came as a result of requests for an extended consultation period.  “We acknowledge we provided a substantive consultation package and an extended period is appropriate to ensure you are able to fully consider the package and respond accordingly”, the Department said.

The Department of Communications’ consultation package is available here.

In line with this extension, the WIA has extended the deadline for comment on its Radiocommunications Bill Consultation page to 14 July, seeking input from the Amateur radio community.  Apart from making your own submission to the government, should you wish to, you can share your views with the WIA on the Radiocommunications Bill 2017 Consultation page here.

The Spectrum Strategy Committee will review and consider all input through this consultation when developing the WIA’s submission to the Department of Communications on behalf of the Amateur radio community.