Telecommunications Act 1997

For the purposes of this Act, a base station is part of a terrestrial radiocommunications customer access network if, and only if:

the base station is part of a telecommunications network; and

the base station is not an exempt base station (as defined by subsection (2)); and

the base station is used, or for use, in connection with the supply of a carriage service; and

customer equipment used for or in relation to the supply of the service is not in physical contact with any part of the telecommunications network by means of which the service is supplied; and

the service is wholly or principally used, or wholly or principally for use, by each end‑user:

at premises occupied or used by the end‑user; or

in the immediate vicinity of those premises; and

the network does not have intercell hand‑over functions; and

the conditions (if any) specified in the regulations are satisfied; and

the network is not an exempt network (as defined by subsection (3)).

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a base station is an exempt base station if the sole use of the base station is use by a broadcaster to:

supply broadcasting services to the public; or

supply a secondary carriage service by means of the main carrier signal of a primary broadcasting service;

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(h), a network is an exempt network if:

the network is used, or for use, for the sole purpose of supplying carriage services on a non‑commercial basis; or

the network is of a kind specified in the regulations.

In this section:

the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; or

the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation; or

the holder of a licence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992; or

a person who provides a broadcasting service under a class licence under the Broadcasting Services Act 1992.