27Multiple line links connecting distinct places in Australia

#### 27 Multiple line links connecting distinct places in Australia (1) If: (a) the same person owns, or the same persons own, 2 or more line links; and (b) each of those line links connects distinct places in Australia; and (c) the aggregate of the distances between the distinct places is more than the statutory distance; each of those line links is a network unit. > Note: Statutory distance is defined by subsection (3). (2) If: (a) the following conditions are satisfied in relation to 2 or more line links: (i) the owners of the line links are bodies corporate; (ii) the owners of the line links are all members of the same related company group; and (b) each of those line links connects distinct places in Australia; and (c) the aggregate of the distances between the distinct places is more than the statutory distance; each of those line links is a network unit. > Note: Statutory distance is defined by subsection (3). (3) For the purposes of this section, the statutory distance is: (a) 5 kilometres; or (b) if a longer distance, not exceeding 500 kilometres, is specified in the regulations—that longer distance. (4) In this section: > owner means legal or beneficial owner, and own has a corresponding meaning. > related company group means a group of 2 or more bodies corporate, where each member of the group is related to each other member of the group. (5) For the purposes of this section, the question whether a body corporate is related to another body corporate is to be determined in the same manner as that question is determined under the Corporations Act 2001.