The Australian Online and Communications Council (OCC) operated as the national ministerial forum across governments on strategic approaches on information and communications issues. It was chaired by the Commonwealth Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE). On February 13, 2011, following a comprehensive review, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to implement a new council system. As a result of thisdecision, the remit of the Online and Communications Council (OCC) was withdrawn on June 30, 2011.