Part 1Preliminary

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name

This instrument is the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Exemption—Use for specified Queensland rail and electricity services) Determination 2021.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

4 Repeal of this instrument

This instrument is repealed on 1 July 2028.

5 Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the Act, including the following:

(a) ACMA; and
(b) carriage service.

In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth).

Aurizon means Aurizon Holdings Limited (ACN 146 335 622), a corporation constituted pursuant to the Corporations Act.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Designated Communications Infrastructure means the telecommunications infrastructure situated in the State of Queensland, and owned by:

(a) Aurizon; or

(b) QTH; or

(c) Queensland Rail; or

(d) a related body corporate of an entity referred to in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) above.

Permitted Electricity‑related Services means any carriage service that is provided to Powerlink necessary or desirable for managing the generation, transmission, distribution or supply of electricity or the charging for the supply of electricity.

Permitted Rail‑related Services means any carriage service that is provided to:

(a) Aurizon; or
(b) Queensland Rail; or
(c) a related body corporate of an entity referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above;

necessary or desirable for the workings of train services.

Powerlink means the Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Limited (ACN 078 849 233), a corporation constituted pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and declared to be a government owned corporation pursuant to the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993 (Qld), trading as Powerlink Queensland.

Powerlink Communications Infrastructure means the telecommunications infrastructure situated in the State of Queensland, and owned by Powerlink.