{"id":"F2004B00446","name":"Industry Development Plan Exemption Declaration 1997","slug":"industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31441,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00446-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Industry Development Plan Exemption Declaration 1997","content":"Commonwealth of Australia\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\nIndustry Development Plan Exemption\n\nDeclaration 1997\n\nI, PETER McGAURAN, Minister for Science and Technology, acting under clause 5 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997 and section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make this Declaration.\n\nDated 23 June 1997.\n\nPETER McGAURAN\n\nMinister for Science and Technology\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This Declaration may be cited as the Industry Development Plan Exemption Declaration 1997.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Declaration commences on 1 July 1997.\n\n> Note: \\[Note: This Declaration is a disallowable instrument for s. 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, see subclause 5 (3) of Schedule 1 to the Act.\\]\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In this Declaration:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nExempt carriers\n\n4. (1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997 does not apply to a carrier (the first carrier) that is related, within the meaning of the Corporations Law, to a carrier that:\n\n(a) has a current industry development plan; or\n\n(b) is required to give a current industry development plan to the Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism under a Declaration of carrier licence conditions under subsection 63 (3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n(2) A current industry development plan mentioned in subsection (1) must show how it relates to the first carrier.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1749},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration remains focused on its original purpose of exempting related carriers from duplicate industry development plan obligations under Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 4 operative sections","Single cross-reference to Corporations Law for the definition of 'related'","Simple conditional structure with only two alternative exemption criteria","No nested exceptions, sub-delegations, or complex defined terms"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives certain telecommunications companies an exemption from preparing their own industry development plans.\n\n**How it works**\n- Under the Telecommunications Act 1997, telecommunications carriers must usually submit industry development plans showing how they will support Australian industry.\n- This declaration creates an exemption: if a carrier is **related** to another carrier that already has an industry development plan (or is legally required to have one), the first carrier does not need to submit a separate plan.\n- \"Related\" means related corporations under the Corporations Law (for example, parent companies and subsidiaries, or companies under common control).\n- The existing industry development plan must show how it covers the exempted carrier.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis prevents unnecessary paperwork and duplication. When telecommunications companies belong to the same corporate group, they can rely on one shared industry development plan rather than submitting separate documents for each related entity."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997","history":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997/history","analysis":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/industry-development-plan-exemption-declaration-1997/documents"}}