{"id":"F2004B00442","name":"Telecommunications Act 1997 - Determination under subsection 51(1), No. 1 of 1998","slug":"telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31433,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00442-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Act 1997 - Determination under subsection 51(1), No. 1 of 1998","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\nDETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 51(1), No. 1 of 1998\n\nI, RICHARD KENNETH ROBERT ALSTON, Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, under subsection 51(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (‘the Act’), determine that section 42 of the Act does not apply in relation to a network unit where there is an ACA certificate stating that, in the ACA’s opinion, the network unit is being solely used for a trial.\n\nFor this Determination, the ACA, in deciding whether to issue the certificate above, may have regard to:\n\n(i) the duration of the trial;\n\n(ii) any previous trials for a similar service;  \n\n(iii) the reasons for the trial, including whether it is for the evaluation of technical feasibility or commercial prospects;  \n\n(iv) the effects on competition of the trial;  \n\n(v) any charges to end-users participating in the trial;  \n\n(vi) whether the size of the trial would unreasonably affect the revenue of a carrier; and  \n\n(vii) any other matters the ACA considers relevant.\n\nThe certificate must include a period, not exceeding 6 months, during which it remains in force.  \n\nThe ACA may issue a certificate extending the original certificate, for a period not exceeding 6 months, to take effect from the expiry of the original certificate.  \n\nThe ACA may issue a new certificate after the expiry of a certificate.\n\nDated 29 May 1998\n\nRICHARD ALSTON\n\nMinister for Communications,\n\nthe Information Economy and the Arts","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1872},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination maintains its original narrow scope of exempting trial networks from standard access obligations. It has not expanded beyond the specific purpose of facilitating temporary telecommunications trials under regulatory supervision."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with only 7 specific criteria for the regulator","Simple temporal structure (6 month certificates with one extension permitted)","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to section 42 and subsection 51(1) of parent Act)","Linear conditional logic (exemption applies only if certificate exists)","Only two defined terms ('the Act' and 'ACA')"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination lets telecoms run limited trials without being forced to share network infrastructure under the usual access rules, provided the regulator (ACA) issues a certificate. Certificates last up to six months, with one possible six‑month extension.\n\nThe ACA must assess factors like the trial’s duration, novelty, technical vs commercial aims, customer charges and competition or revenue impacts — balancing firms’ ability to experiment with protections against unfair harm to rivals."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-1-of-1998/documents"}}