Telecommunications Act 1997

For the purposes of this Act, a fixed radiocommunications link is a facility, or a combination of facilities, where:

the facility or combination is used, or for use, in connection with the supply of a carriage service between 2 or more fixed points by means of radiocommunication; and

some or all of the communications carried by means of the facility or combination have the characteristic of double‑ended interconnection (as defined by subsection (3)); and

the facility or combination does not consist of:

one or more base stations that are part of a terrestrial radiocommunications customer access network; or

one or more base stations that would be part of such a network if paragraph 34(1)(h) had not been enacted.

For the purposes of this section, a fixed point is a fixed point on:

land; or

a building or structure on land.

For the purposes of this section, if:

a communication is carried over a line link or other facility that, apart from this section, is an eligible network unit; and

the communication is then carried (immediately or with a transmission delay of not longer than 30 seconds), by means of radiocommunication, between 2 or more fixed points; and

the communication is then carried (immediately or with a transmission delay of not longer than 30 seconds) over another line link or other facility that, apart from this section, is an eligible network unit;

In this section:

that is owned by one or more carriers; or

in relation to which a nominated carrier declaration is in force.