{"id":"F2013L01810","name":"Carrier Licence Conditions (OptiComm Co Pty Ltd) Declaration 2013","slug":"carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":127909,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L01810-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Declaration","content":"#### 1 Name of Declaration\n\n  This Declaration is the Carrier Licence Conditions (OptiComm Co Pty Ltd) Declaration 2013.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 3 Definitions\n\n  In this Declaration:\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n> development area means a real estate development specified in column 1 of the table at Schedule 1 to this Declaration that occupies the corresponding area of land depicted in the relevant map at Annexure A to Schedule 1 (refer to columns 2 and 3 of the table at Schedule 1 to this Declaration).\n\n> Licensee means OptiComm Co Pty Ltd (ACN 117 414 776), as the company exists from time to time (even if its name is later changed).\n\n> relevant premises means premises that are:\n\n    (a) occupied or used by an end‑user; and\n    (b) situated in a development area.\n  Specified OptiComm Network means a telecommunications network:\n    (a) that is owned by the Licensee; and\n    (b) which is located in a development area; and\n    (c) which uses fibre‑to‑the‑premises architecture.\n\n> Note The following expressions have the meaning given by the Act (see subsection 13(1) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003):\n\n-   carriage service\n-   carriage service provider\n-   telecommunications network","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Obligation to connect relevant premises","content":"#### 4 Obligation to connect relevant premises\n\n  (1) Upon reasonable request by an end‑user at relevant premises, the Licensee must:\n    (a) connect; or\n    (b) arrange for another person on its behalf to connect;\n  the relevant premises to the Specified OptiComm Network in order that a carriage service provider can provide carriage services to the end‑user at the relevant premises.\n  (2) For the purposes of subclause (1), a request may be made directly by an end‑user to the Licensee or by a carriage service provider to the Licensee on behalf of an end‑user.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2211},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 2013 declaration. It imposes targeted obligations on a single carrier for specific real estate developments and has not expanded beyond its initial purpose of ensuring network access in those defined areas."},"complexity_factors":["Geographic scope depends on external maps and schedules (Schedule 1 and Annexure A) not reproduced in the main text","Incorporates technical definitions from the Telecommunications Act 1997 (e.g., 'carriage service', 'carriage service provider')","Single operative obligation with straightforward conditional ('upon reasonable request')"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration imposes a mandatory connection rule requiring OptiComm Co Pty Ltd to connect homes and businesses in the specified development areas to its fibre-to-the-premises network on request; OptiComm may subcontract the work but remains responsible for delivering the connection.\n\nIt affects OptiComm, residents and retailers: residents can demand a connection and choose any internet service provider, preventing OptiComm from refusing connections or blocking competing providers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013","history":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/carrier-licence-conditions-opticomm-co-pty-ltd-declaration-2013/documents"}}