Part 5of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Part 5)

Part 5 of Schedule 1 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Part 5)

provides for Carriers to provide other Carriers with access

to telecommunications transmission towers, the sites

of telecommunications transmission towers and eligible

underground facilities.

Clause 37 of Part 5 empowers the Australian Competition and

Consumer Commission to make a code which sets out conditions

that are to be complied with in relation to the provision of access

under Part 5.

The Code is designed to encourage the co-location of facilities,

where reasonably practicable, and promote competition

by facilitating the entry of new mobile and fixed line operators.

The Explanatory Statement to the Code provides a detailed

introduction to and background information on the Code.

Simplified outline of the code

The Code is divided into six chapters and includes two Annexures

(A and B). The Chapters of the main code deal with the following:

Chapter 1 — introduction, scope and application of the code

Chapter 2 — mandatory conditions of access

Chapter 3 — general procedures concerning applying for

facilities access