ISP Special Interest Group

The ISP Industry in Australia is a broad and diverse spectrum of organisations both large and small. Increasingly and especially in recent times, legislative and regulatory initiatives are starting to impact on the technical and operational processes and activities of ISPs. Internet Australia is keen to assist the ISP Industry, especially smaller ISPs to understand and grapple with these issues, including a focus on the impact and effects on Internet customers/users.

Internet Australia is equally keen on providing a platform and forum by which ISPs are able to assist the regulatory and legislative authorities in understanding the impacts their policies have on the industry and as a result on Internet users, ranging from commercial impact to implementational and operational issues.

Terms of Reference

The SIG is subject to Internet Australia's  SIG policy.

One of the first issues that this SIG is tackling is that of the implementation of metadata retention, with particular reference to practical issues that would be faced by particularly smaller ISPs. Internet Australia is working in close collaboration with the Communications Alliance on this issue. We have been invited to participate in the Attorney General's Department's Expert Working Group in this respect.

Our participation has been covered in various media sources, including itWire.

For more information about this Special Interest Group, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

State conveners have been appointed in the following areas:

ACT: TBA

NSW: Andrew Yager This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NT: TBA

QLD: Julian De Marchi This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SA: John Lindsay This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tas: TBA

Vic: George Fong This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

WA: Pawel Mrugalski (WAIA) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are an industry participant or an ISP and would like to participate in the ISP SIG, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.