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TELSTRA CORPORATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2021 - NOTES

No. 140, 2021

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 14 December 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 17, 2023

Registered: 19 April 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 December 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedules

Schedule 1--Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent

Part 1--Amendments

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telstra Corporation Act 1991

Telstra Corporation (Ownership--Interests in Shares) Regulations 2018

Part 2--Transitional

Schedule 2--Amendments contingent on the implementation of an approved scheme of arrangement

Part 1--Main amendments

Division 1--Amendments

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

Division 2--Transitional

Part 2--Other amendments

A Code of Access to Telecommunications Transmission Towers, Sites of Towers and Underground Facilities

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Conditions - Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 2019

Telecommunications (Emergency Call Persons) Determination 2019

Telecommunications (Emergency Call Service) Determination 2019

Telecommunications (Statutory Infrastructure Providers--Exempt Real Estate Development Projects and Building Redevelopment Projects) Determination (No.1) 2020

Schedule 3--Amendments relating to contracts and agreements

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

Schedule 4--Amendments relating to access to supplementary facilities and telecommunications transmission towers

Telecommunications Act 1997

Telecommunications (Arbitration) Regulations 2018

Schedule 5--Exemption from sunsetting

Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

/sub-subparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev ... ) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)

cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021

140, 2021

13 Dec 2021

Sch 1, 4 and 5: 14 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) items 2, 4)
Sch 2 and 3:1 Jan 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)
Remainder: 13 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)

 

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Act 2023

17, 2023

11 Apr 2023

Sch 1 (item 16): 13 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) item 4)
Sch 1 (item 17): 14 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) item 5)

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Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

s 2.....................

am No 17, 2023

Schedule 1

 

Part 2

 

item 81..................

am No 17, 2023

 

 


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