[AusNOG] Confidential imports for networking kit

[John Lindsay]

Someone doesn't want the cost of NBN hardware visible to the voters? 

John Lindsay

> On 9 Sep 2015, at 12:41 pm, Simon Sharwood <simon at jargonmaster.com> wrote:
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> An oddity in the ABS's latest  Confidential Commodities List (see http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/5372.0.55.001Main+Features1Aug%202015?OpenDocument) that has added confidentiality for imports of "Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus."
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> Anyone got any idea why imports of such kit should not be reported?
> S.
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