{"id":"F2016L00780","name":"Telecommunications (Fibre-ready facilities- Exempt Kiangatha Real Estate Development Projects) Instrument No.1 of 2016","slug":"telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129417,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00780-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Specified Kiangatha Projects","content":"## Schedule 1 \\- Specified Kiangatha Projects\n\n(sections 3 and 4)\n\n| Item | Column 1Name and location of real estate development project                                                                | Column 2Area of project (Map Number) |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |\n| 1    | Ganbenang Project 1 situated at Lot 3 (DP 1208170) in the local government area of Lithgow in the State of New South Wales  | Map 1 at Annexure A                  |\n| 2    | Ganbenang Project 2 situated at Lot 108 (DP1213121) in the local government area of Lithgow in the State of New South Wales | Map 1 at Annexure B                  |","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Annexure A to Schedule 1 - Map","sectionType":"part","heading":"Annexure A to Schedule 1 - Map","content":"## Annexure A to Schedule 1 - Map\n\n![](image.002.png)","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Annexure B to Schedule 1 - Map","sectionType":"part","heading":"Annexure B to Schedule 1 - Map","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Fibre-ready facilities- Exempt Kiangatha Real Estate Development Projects) Instrument No.1 of 2016\n\nI, MITCH FIFIELD, Minister for Communications, make this Instrument under paragraphs 372K(1)(a), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nDated 6 May 2016.\n\nMITCH FIFIELD\n\nMinister for Communications\n\n1 Name of Instrument\n\nThis Instrument is the Telecommunications (Fibre-ready facilities- Exempt Kiangatha Real Estate Development Projects) Instrument No.1 of 2016.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn this Instrument:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications Act 1997.\n\nKiangatha means Kiangatha Holdings Pty Limited (ACN 136 533 741), a company incorporated in New South Wales.\n\n  \nSpecified Kiangatha Project means each real estate development project:\n\n1.  owned by Kiangatha as at 1 May 2016;\n2.  specified in column 1 of the table at Schedule 1to this Instrument; and\n3.  situated within an area of land for the project as depicted in the corresponding map at Annexure A to Schedule 1 to this Instrument (refer to column 2 of the table at Schedule 1).\n\nNote: The following words and expressions used in this Instrument have the meaning given by section 7 of the Act (see subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003):\n\n    \\- project area; and\n\n\\- real estate development project.\n\n4 Exempt real estate development projects\n\nPursuant to paragraph 372K(1)(a) of the Act, each Specified Kiangatha Project is exempt from the requirements in sections 372E, 372F, 372G and 372H of the Act.\n\n## Schedule 1 \\- Specified Kiangatha Projects\n\n(sections 3 and 4)\n\n| Item | Column 1Name and location of real estate development project                                                                | Column 2Area of project (Map Number) |\n| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |\n| 1    | Ganbenang Project 1 situated at Lot 3 (DP 1208170) in the local government area of Lithgow in the State of New South Wales  | Map 1 at Annexure A                  |\n| 2    | Ganbenang Project 2 situated at Lot 108 (DP1213121) in the local government area of Lithgow in the State of New South Wales | Map 1 at Annexure B                  |\n\n## Annexure A to Schedule 1 - Map\n\n![](image.002.png)  \n\n## ![](image.003.png)Annexure B to Schedule 1 - Map","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended from the outset to be a specific, one-off exemption for two particular real estate development projects owned by Kiangatha Holdings. There is no evidence of scope creep—the instrument does exactly what its title suggests and nothing more."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 1.5 pages of substantive content)","Only 2 defined terms in the interpretation section ('Act' and 'Kiangatha')","Single operative provision (section 4) with straightforward exemption language","No nested exceptions or conditional logic—exemption applies absolutely to the specified projects","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Legislation Act 2003 for definitions)","Highly specific scope—applies only to two identified land titles (Lot 3 DP 1208170 and Lot 108 DP 1213121) owned by one company as at a specific date (1 May 2016)"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2016 Ministerial exemption lets Kiangatha Holdings Pty Ltd omit the usual “fibre‑ready” pit‑and‑pipe requirements (under ss.372E–372H of the Telecommunications Act 1997) for two specific Lithgow-area developments, Ganbenang Project 1 and 2. It’s a one‑off, site‑specific carve‑out that relieves the developer of installing infrastructure that would normally ease future fibre connections—affecting future residents’ access options and how telecommunications providers can connect those sites."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument narrows the statutory scope by exempting the specified Kiangatha Projects from the application of sections 372E–372H of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (see section 4). The exemption is limited to projects owned by Kiangatha as at 1 May 2016 and to the project areas shown in Annexures A and B to Schedule 1 (see section 3 and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Very narrow, concrete scope: only two named projects (Schedule 1) — lowers complexity.","Dependence on and interaction with external Act provisions (paras 372K(1)(a),(c),(d),(e),(f) and ss 372E–372H) requires cross-reference to the Act.","Temporal ownership condition (must be owned by Kiangatha as at 1 May 2016) introduces an evidentiary element (section 3).","Reliance on annexed maps (Annexures A and B) to define project areas may require spatial interpretation on the ground.","Standard commencement mechanics (commences day after registration) are straightforward but must be checked administratively (section 2)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts two named Kiangatha real‑estate development projects from the fibre‑readiness obligations in sections 372E–372H of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Made by the Minister under paragraph 372K(1), it takes effect the day after registration and applies only to the specified lots shown in the annexed maps and owned by Kiangatha as at 1 May 2016. Mechanically, the named developer is released from those statutory installation/standards requirements for the identified project areas."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-fibre-ready-facilities-exempt-kiangatha-real-estate-development-projects-instrume/documents"}}