Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 581L

  (1)   For the purposes of this Part, telecommunications business means:

  (a)   a business that consists of or includes the supply of a listed carriage service; or

  (b)   a business that consists of or includes the supply of a service that facilitates the supply of a listed carriage service; or

  (c)   a business that consists of or includes installing, maintaining, operating or providing access to:

  (i)   a telecommunications network; or

  (ii)   a facility;

    used to supply a listed carriage service; or

  (d)   a business that is covered by a declaration under subsection   (2);

but does not include a business that is covered by a declaration under subsection   (3).

  (2)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a specified business is a telecommunications business for the purposes of this Part.

Note:   For specification by class, see subsection   13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .

  (3)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a specified business is not a telecommunications business for the purposes of this Part.

Note:   For specification by class, see subsection   13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .