Telecommunications Act 1997

If:

after the commencement of this section, a carrier (other than an NBN corporation) enters into a contract for the installation of telecommunications network infrastructure that will enable the supply of eligible services to premises in the whole or a part of the project area of a real estate development project; and

when the installation is completed, the carrier will be required, by subsection 360H(2), to declare that the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area is a provisional nominated service area for the purposes of this Part;

give the ACMA a written notice that:

states that the carrier has entered into the contract; and

sets out the date on which the contract was entered into; and

specifies the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area; and

describes the telecommunications network infrastructure that is to be installed under the contract; and

sets out the carrier’s estimate of the likely completion date for the installation; and

do so within 20 business days after entering into the contract.

For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.

If:

before the commencement of this section, a carrier (other than an NBN corporation) entered into a contract for the installation of telecommunications network infrastructure that will enable the supply of eligible services to premises in the whole or a part of the project area of a real estate development project; and

the installation was not completed before the commencement of this section; and

when the installation is completed, the carrier will be required, by subsection 360H(2), to declare that the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area is a provisional nominated service area for the purposes of this Part;

give the ACMA a written notice that:

states that the carrier has entered into the contract; and

specifies the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area; and

describes the telecommunications network infrastructure that is to be installed under the contract; and

sets out the carrier’s estimate of the likely completion date for the installation; and

do so:

within 90 days after the commencement of this section; or

if the ACMA allows a longer period—within that longer period.

For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.

If:

after the commencement of this section, a carrier (other than an NBN corporation) enters into a contract for the installation of telecommunications network infrastructure that will enable the supply of eligible services to premises in the whole or a part of the project area of a building redevelopment project; and

when the installation is completed, the carrier will be required, by subsection 360H(4), to declare that the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area is a provisional nominated service area for the purposes of this Part;

give the ACMA a written notice that:

states that the carrier has entered into the contract; and

sets out the date on which the contract was entered into; and

specifies the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area; and

describes the telecommunications network infrastructure that is to be installed under the contract; and

sets out the carrier’s estimate of the likely completion date for the installation; and

do so within 20 business days after entering into the contract.

For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.

If:

before the commencement of this section, a carrier (other than an NBN corporation) entered into a contract for the installation of telecommunications network infrastructure that will enable the supply of eligible services to premises in the whole or a part of the project area of a building redevelopment project; and

the installation was not completed before the commencement of this section; and

when the installation is completed, the carrier will be required, by subsection 360H(4), to declare that the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area is a provisional nominated service area for the purposes of this Part;

give the ACMA a written notice that:

states that the carrier has entered into the contract; and

sets out the date on which the contract was entered into; and

specifies the whole or the part, as the case requires, of the project area; and

describes the telecommunications network infrastructure that is to be installed under the contract; and

sets out the carrier’s estimate of the likely completion date for the installation; and

do so:

within 90 days after the commencement of this section; or

if the ACMA allows a longer period—within that longer period.

For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.

A carrier may, by writing, vary a notice given by the carrier under this section, so long as the ACMA has approved the variation under subsection (6).

The ACMA may, on application made by a carrier, approve the variation of a notice given by the carrier under this section.

An application under subsection (6) must:

be in writing; and

be in accordance with the form approved in writing by the ACMA; and

be accompanied by such information (if any) as is specified under subsection (8); and

be accompanied by such documents (if any) as are specified under subsection (8).

The ACMA may, by legislative instrument:

specify the information that must accompany an application under subsection (6); or

specify the documents that must accompany an application under subsection (6).

For variation and revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

If, under subsection (5), a carrier varies a notice given by the carrier under this section, the carrier must:

give a copy of the variation to the ACMA; and

do so within 10 business days after making the variation.