{"id":"F2017L00933","name":"Telecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2017","slug":"f2017l00933","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439273,"registerId":"F2017L00933-fast-fetch-1775955363854","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2017","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2017\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, MITCH FIFIELD, Minister for Communications, make the following instrument.\n\nDated 18 July 2017    \n\nMITCH FIFIELD\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\n5  Schedules\n\n6  Specification\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nTelecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2007 (No. 1)\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Telecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2017.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 285(4) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n4  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nintegrated public number database scheme means the scheme in force under section 295A of the Act.\n\npublic number directory has the meaning given by subsection 285(2) of the Act.\n\npublic number directory authorisation has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database Scheme – Conditions for Authorisations) Determination 2017.\n\npublic number directory publisher has the same meaning given by section 1.4 of the Telecommunications Integrated Public Number Database Scheme 2017.\n\nqualifying entity has the meaning given by subsection 285(2) of the Act.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is repealed as set out in the Schedule.\n\n6  Specification\n\n (1) Information that a qualifying entity and a public number directory publisher have agreed orally or in writing to include in a public number directory is specified for the purposes of subparagraph (c)(i) of the definition of public number directory in subsection 285(2) of the Act.\n\n (2) Where a qualifying entity and public number directory publisher have an oral agreement under subsection (1), the information is only specified if the public number directory publisher:\n\n  (a)  has created and retained a record of the agreement; and\n\n (b) intends to keep a copy of the record of the agreement for a minimum of two years from the time of making it.  \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nTelecommunications (Integrated Public Number Database – Public Number Directory Additional Information) Instrument 2007 (No. 1)\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: specifying what additional information can be included in public number directories with consent. The 2017 version is a direct replacement of the 2007 instrument with substantively similar provisions, indicating no scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 5 defined terms, all referencing external legislation rather than creating new definitions","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward conditional logic","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond standard statutory interpretation references","Simple repeal schedule replacing one instrument with another","Clear hierarchical structure with minimal subsections"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2017 ministerial rule lets directory publishers and telcos include additional, agreed‑upon details about individuals and businesses in public phone directories (beyond name, address and number), requires publishers to record any verbal consent and retain that record for two years, and repeals the 2007 version. It affects phone users, directory publishers and telecommunications providers by formalising consent and evidentiary safeguards for richer directory listings."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2007 instrument (Schedule 1) and specifies that information agreed orally or in writing between a qualifying entity and a public number directory publisher is included in the public number directory definition, with a two‑year recordkeeping requirement for oral agreements (s6(1)–(2); Schedule 1). That replacement and the added retention duty alter the operational scope that publishers and qualifying entities must follow."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused instrument with limited operative text (specification and repeal) — easy to read but narrow in scope (s6; Schedule 1).","Depends on cross‑references to the Telecommunications Act 1997 and related scheme instruments for full meaning of key terms (Act; integrated public number database scheme; public number directory authorisation) (Authority s3; Definitions s4).","Introduces an operational compliance requirement for publishers to create and retain records of oral agreements for a minimum two years, which raises practical recordkeeping and retention issues (s6(2)).","Leaves some scope questions to the parties’ agreement (what counts as ‘information agreed’), creating potential ambiguity that may require administrative guidance or dispute resolution (s6(1)).","Repeals the 2007 instrument, so assessing net change requires comparing texts — the instrument itself does not summarise differences (Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument says that any information a qualifying entity and a public number directory publisher agree — orally or in writing — counts as part of a public number directory, and requires publishers to create and keep a record of any oral agreement for at least two years. It affects qualifying entities (whose details may be published) and public number directory publishers (who must record and retain oral consents), clarifying what may be published and adding a modest recordkeeping duty."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2017l00933","history":"/api/acts/f2017l00933/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2017l00933/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2017l00933/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2017l00933/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2017l00933/documents"}}