{"id":"F2017L01610","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption for use of the NSW Government Radio Network) Determination 2017","slug":"telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":144401,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2017L01610-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n  This instrument is the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption for use of the NSW Government Radio Network) Determination 2017.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 4 Repeal\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 1 January 2019.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 5 Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\ndesignated communications infrastructure means one or more network units that are:\n\n    owned or leased from time to time by the NSW Telco Authority or vested in the NSW Telco Authority in accordance with the Government Telecommunications Act 1991 (NSW); and\n    comprised of line links and designated radiocommunications facilities; and\n    situated in the State of New South Wales.\n\nNSW Telco Authority means the New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority established by the Government Telecommunications Act 1991 (NSW).\n\n> Note: A number of expressions used in this determination are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n    network unit;\n    line link; and\n    designated radiocommunications facility.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exemption","content":"#### 6 Exemption\n\n  Section 42 of the Act does not apply in relation to the use of designated communications infrastructure by a department or agency of the Commonwealth for public purposes.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2839},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of exempting Commonwealth use of NSW Government Radio Network infrastructure from carrier licensing requirements. No scope creep detected."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 6) disapplying section 42 of the Telecommunications Act 1997","Relies on defined terms from external legislation including 'network unit', 'line link', and 'designated radiocommunications facility' from the Telecommunications Act 1997","References to New South Wales legislation (Government Telecommunications Act 1991) for definitions of ownership and authority","Temporary instrument with automatic repeal mechanism (sunset clause)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument temporarily exempted Australian Government departments and agencies from needing a telecommunications carrier licence to use the New South Wales Government Radio Network operated by the NSW Telco Authority. It meant section 42 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 did not apply to Commonwealth use of specified NSW line links and radiocommunications facilities for public purposes; the exemption expired on 1 January 2019."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-for-use-of-the-nsw-government-radio-network-determinati/documents"}}