{"id":"F2019L00318","name":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption – Supply of Carriage Services to Visitors) Determination 2019","slug":"telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439988,"registerId":"F2019L00318-fast-fetch-1775955794714","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption – Supply of Carriage Services to Visitors) Determination 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption – Supply of Carriage Services to Visitors) Determination 2019\n\nI, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts, make the following determination.\n\nDated 12 March 2019   \n\nMitch Fifield\n\nMinister for Communications and the Arts\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  Exemption for network units used to supply carriage service to visitors\n\n Schedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption – Supply of Carriage Services to Visitors) Determination 2019.             \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 paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the Act, including the following:\n\n(a)      carriage service;\n\n(b)      immediate circle; and\n\n(c) network unit.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\n5  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n6  Exemption for network units used to supply carriage service to visitors\n\n  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   (a)        the person is a visitor; and     \n\n   (b)        either of the following persons has a legal or equitable interest:\n\n(i)      the network unit owner; or\n\n(ii)   a person within the immediate circle of the network unit owner.\n\n   \n\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nDETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 51(1), No. 2 of 1998\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: exempting small-scale, non-profit carriage services to visitors from carrier licensing requirements. The 2019 version simply repeals and replaces the 1998 determination (No. 2 of 1998) with updated drafting, without expanding the scope beyond visitor services on land where the provider or their immediate circle has an interest."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the instrument itself; relies on existing definitions in the Telecommunications Act 1997","Single operative provision (section 6) with straightforward conditional logic","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to the parent Act","Simple binary structure: exemption applies if (a) visitor status AND (b) land interest test are met, plus not-for-profit requirement"],"plain_english_summary":"This determination lets people provide internet or phone services to visitors on their land without a costly carrier licence, so long as the service is not-for-profit and the visitor is on land where the provider or a close family/household member has a legal interest.  \n\nIt matters for property owners, community groups, and families offering free Wi‑Fi or phone access to guests, removing regulatory red tape for small-scale, noncommercial sharing."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument repeals the earlier Determination under subsection 51(1), No. 2 of 1998 (Schedule 1) and introduces a targeted exemption under s6 allowing not‑for‑profit supply of carriage services to visitors without a carrier licence. As a result, the operative scope differs from the prior instrument: the new text creates a specific, narrow exemption tied to visitor status, not‑for‑profit operation and an ownership or immediate‑circle property interest, and requires affected providers to satisfy those conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Reliance on definitions in the Act (carriage service, immediate circle, network unit) rather than restating them in the instrument (see s4 referencing s7 of the Act).","Narrow, condition‑based exemption requires factual showings: not‑for‑profit use, visitor status, and legal/equitable interest in the land (s6) — potential evidentiary and compliance burden for operators.","Interaction with the existing carrier‑licence regime (section 42 of the Act) creates interpretive questions about borderline activities and enforcement triggers.","Repeal of an earlier 1998 determination (Schedule 1) means users and regulators must map changes against prior arrangements to understand the net scope change.","Low number of discretionary elements reduces regulatory complexity but increases reliance on precise statutory meanings, raising interpretive complexity for edge cases.","Operational ambiguity about periodicity and extent of supply to a visitor (how long, how many visitors) is unresolved in the instrument and depends on Act definitions."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination exempts use of a network unit from the carrier‑licence rule (section 42 of the Telecommunications Act 1997) when the unit supplies a carriage service on a not‑for‑profit basis to a visitor on land where the owner or someone in their immediate circle has a legal or equitable interest (s6). It therefore affects property owners, household hosts and small not‑for‑profit providers offering connectivity to guests: they are relieved from licensing but must meet the not‑for‑profit and visitor conditions; the instrument also repeals a 1998 determination (Schedule 1)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-carrier-licence-exemption-supply-of-carriage-services-to-visitors-determination-2/documents"}}