[LINK] Fwd: MR36-06: New scheme to reimburse consumer code development costs to industry bodies and associations

[Craig Sanders]

On Tue, Mar 28, 2006 at 05:23:05PM +1100, Antony Barry wrote:
> >From: "Australian Communications & Media Authority" <publishing at acma.gov.au>
> >Date: 28 March 2006 2:05:18 PM
> >To: <tony at tony-barry.emu.id.au>
> >Subject: MR36-06: New scheme to reimburse consumer code development costs to industry bodies and associations
> >Reply-To: broadcasting at acma.gov.au
> >
> >Under a new scheme beginning today, telecommunications industry  
> >bodies and associations can now apply to the Australian  
> >Communications and Media Authority for reimbursement of the  
> >refundable costs they incur in developing consumer-related  
> >telecommunications industry codes. The full media release can be  
> >viewed at http://www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER:STANDARD::pc=PC_100490

so does that mean that not only do they get to "regulate" themselves,
but now the taxpayer has to pay for the lawyers and scammers they use to
rig the system in their favour?


craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>           (part time cyborg)