{"id":"C2004L06333","name":"Trade Practices (Telecommunications Exemptions) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"434 of 1990","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":28151,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L06333-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Trade Practices (Telecommunications Exemptions) Regulations (Repeal)","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\nStatutory Rules 1990 No. 4341\n\n_______________\n\nTrade Practices (Telecommunications Exemptions) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Trade Practices Act 1974.\n\nDated 17 December 1990.\n\nBILL HAYDEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nMICHAEL DUFFY\n\nAttorney-General\n\n–––––––––––\n\nRepeal of the Trade Practices (Telecommunications Exemptions) Regulations\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 Nos. 99 and 203 are repealed.\n\n \n\nNOTES\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 December 1990.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":896},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as its title indicates: it repeals specific 1988 regulations without expanding into new policy areas, creating new offences, or adding substantive obligations beyond the removal of the previous exemptions."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No substantive regulatory content—purely mechanical repeal of two cited instruments"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis regulation scraps two previous sets of rules from 1988 that gave telecommunications companies special exemptions from Australia's competition laws (the *Trade Practices Act 1974*).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nTelecommunications companies and their competitors. Previously, telecom providers had special legal shields that protected them from certain competition law claims. This removal means they now face the same competition rules as other industries.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nBy cancelling these exemptions, the government removed legal protections that had shielded telecom companies from action regarding anti-competitive conduct. This essentially levels the playing field—telecommunications providers must now compete fairly without special regulatory carve-outs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/trade-practices-telecommunications-exemptions-regulations-repeal/documents"}}