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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 577M

Associate

  (1A)   For the purposes of this Part, an associate of a designated Telstra successor company in relation to control of:

  (a)   a telecommunications network; or

  (b)   a company;

is:

  (c)   a partner of the designated Telstra successor company; or

  (d)   if the designated Telstra successor company or another person who is an associate of the designated Telstra successor company under another paragraph receives benefits or is capable of benefiting under a trust--the trustee of the trust; or

  (e)   a person (whether a company or not) who:

  (i)   acts, or is accustomed to act; or

  (ii)   under a contract or an arrangement or understanding (whether formal or informal) is intended or expected to act;

    in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of, or in concert with:

  (iii)   the designated Telstra successor company; or

  (iv)   the designated Telstra successor company and another person who is an associate of the designated Telstra successor company under another paragraph; or

  (f)   another company if:

  (i)   the other company is a related body corporate of the designated Telstra successor company for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001 ; or

  (ii)   the designated Telstra successor company, or the designated Telstra successor company and another person who is an associate of the designated Telstra successor company under another paragraph, are in a position to exercise control of the other company.

  (1)   For the purposes of this Part, an associate of Telstra in relation to control of:

  (a)   a hybrid fibre - coaxial network; or

  (b)   another telecommunications network; or

  (c)   a company;

is:

  (d)   a partner of Telstra; or

  (e)   if Telstra or another person who is an associate of Telstra under another paragraph receives benefits or is capable of benefiting under a trust--the trustee of the trust; or

  (f)   a person (whether a company or not) who:

  (i)   acts, or is accustomed to act; or

  (ii)   under a contract or an arrangement or understanding (whether formal or informal) is intended or expected to act;

    in accordance with the directions, instructions or wishes of, or in concert with:

  (iii)   Telstra; or

  (iv)   Telstra and another person who is an associate of Telstra under another paragraph; or

  (g)   another company if:

  (i)   the other company is a related body corporate of Telstra for the purposes of the Corporations Act 2001 ; or

  (ii)   Telstra, or Telstra and another person who is an associate of Telstra under another paragraph, are in a position to exercise control of the other company.

  (2)   However, persons are not associates of each other if the ACCC is satisfied that:

  (a)   they do not act together in any relevant dealings relating to the network or company; and

  (b)   neither of them is in a position to exert influence over the business dealings of the other in relation to the network or company.



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