Our Team

Mark Armstrong, Director

BA LLB (Syd) LLM (NSW)
Mark Armstrong has written and edited several media and communications books, including Broadcasting Law and Policy in Australia, Telecommunications Law: Australian Perspectives and Media Law in Australia. He was editor and principal author of Communications Law and Policy in Australia for 10 years. He has chaired or been a member of various editorial boards and boards of communications organisations. He was previously Professor of Communications Law at RMIT, Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and in his 10 years at the University of NSW law school the founder of communications courses and research. He was also Infocoms Adviser at Allens Arthur Robinson, Chair of the ABC Board, Chairman of the Broadcasting Council, and a full-time member of the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal.

Peter Darling, Senior Researcher

Peter has had wide experience in telecommunications network planning, and in the area of technical regulation, working with the Australian telecommunications regulators, ACA, ACCC, AUSTEL, the Spectrum Management Agency and the Australian Department of Communications and the Arts.

Until May 2000 Peter led Telstra's work on technical regulation. His career has covered standards at the national and international level, including the ITU, especially CCITT.

Ian McGarrity, Research Fellow

Ian McGarrity is a consultant to the television industry in Australia and overseas. He has assisted all free to view digital television broadcasters to roll out digital free to view television throughout Australia. From 2004/07 he was Chair of Digital Broadcasting Australia. During his career he has been: a director and presenter of radio and TV programs; project director of the Commonwealth Games host broadcaster operation in Brisbane; SBS Head of TV; general manager of ABC TV resources, and head of development at the ABC.

Cristina Abad, Manager

Cristina Abad was previously a Unit Manager in the transmission area at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). She has also worked in the Transcultural Mental Health Centre at Cumberland Hospital, and at Sureslim Australia.

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