{"id":"F2004B00443","name":"Telecommunications Act 1997 - Determination under subsection 51(1), No. 2 of 1998","slug":"telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31436,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00443-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Act 1997 - Determination under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. 2 of 1998","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\n \n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\n \n\n \n\nDETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 51(1), No. 2 of 1998\n\n \n\n \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 use of a network unit to supply a carriage service, on a not-for-profit basis, to a person on land in relation to which:\n\n \n\n(a) the person is a visitor; and \n\n \n\n(b) either of the following persons has a legal or equitable interest:\n\n \n\n(i) the network unit owner; or\n\n \n\n(ii) a person within the immediate circle of the network unit owner.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 21 August 1998\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nRICHARD ALSTON\n\nMinister for Communications,\n\nthe Information Economy and the Arts\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2502},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original 1998 determination establishing a narrow, specific exemption for not-for-profit visitor use. The scope remains strictly limited to the particular circumstances described and has not expanded beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Conditional logic requiring three cumulative tests (not-for-profit basis, visitor status, and land interest)","Reliance on defined terms from parent Act ('immediate circle', 'network unit', 'carriage service')","Cross-reference to section 42 of the Telecommunications Act 1997","Use of legal concepts like 'legal or equitable interest' without definition in this instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination exempts informal, not-for-profit sharing of phone or internet services from heavy carrier licensing under the Telecommunications Act. It applies where a visitor uses a carriage service on someone else’s land, the service is provided free or at cost, and the equipment owner (or close household/family) has a legal interest in the land. \n\nIt lets property owners offer free Wi‑Fi, landline access, or internet to guests or campers without needing a carrier licence, while keeping commercial operations regulated."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-act-1997-determination-under-subsection-51-1-no-2-of-1998/documents"}}