Senate Environment and Communications References Committee
12 March 2026
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Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Australian Parliament
26:04 - 27:58
Speaker 12
I declare open this fourth hearing of the Senate Environment Communications References Committee inquiry into the triple zero service outages. I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land of which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and present, extend that respect to any aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today. These are public proceedings being video streamed live by the parliament's website, and a hand side transcript is being made. If there's no objections and, my colleagues are well aware of all this, we will allow the media to, participate in today's hearings. Thank you, for abiding by the regular rules.
I remind all witnesses that in giving evidence to the committee, they are protected by parliamentary privilege. It is unlawful for anyone to threaten or disadvantage a witness on account of evidence given to a committee. Any such action may be treated by the senate as contempt. It is also contempt to give false or misleading evidence. The committee generally prefers evidence to be given in public, but under the senate's resolutions, witnesses have the right to request to be heard in private session.
If a witness objects to answering a question, they should state the ground upon which the objection is made, and the committee will determine whether it insists on an answer, having regard to which... The ground of which it is claimed. If the committee determines to insist on an answer, a witness may request that that answer be given in camera. Now I remind all people to, have their mobile phones, on silent, and I remind all senators of their obligation under the behavior code for Australian parliamentarians to treat witnesses with dignity, courtesy, fairness, and respect. Answers to questions on notice, from today's hearing will be due the...
Thursday, March 19. Now, mister Arthur and missus Kelly, could I get you both to introduce yourselves, your full names, and the capacities in which you're appearing today?
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