Telecommunications Act 1997

An application must be:

in writing; and

in the form approved in writing by the ACMA.

The approved form must require the application to set out:

the proposed route or routes, in Australian waters, of the submarine cable or cables specified in the application; and

information about the ownership and control of the submarine cable or cables specified in the application; and

any other relevant information.

For the purposes of subclause (2), control includes control as a result of, or by means of, trusts, agreements, arrangements, understandings and practices:

whether or not having legal or equitable force; and

whether or not based on legal or equitable rights; and

whether or not capable of being exercised indirectly through one or more interposed companies, partnerships or trusts.