Telecommunications (Participating Person Exemption—Public Safety) Determination 2022
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Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 5 of the Act, including the following:
(a) eligible revenue;
(b) participating person.
In this instrument:
Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
Government Radio Network means a radiocommunications system:
(a) owned and operated by a State or Territory or a corporation owned wholly by a State or Territory; and
(b) used to supply carriage services using trunked radiocommunications.
Permitted Purpose means any voice or data communication necessary or desirable to facilitate the exercise of functions in connection with:
(a) preventing, preparing for, responding to or recovering from, an emergency, public safety incident or other incident posing a risk of harm to any person or property (including training activities in relation to the exercise of those functions); or
(b) law enforcement and compliance; or
(c) national security.
Permitted User means:
(a) a department, agency, authority, institution or instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Australia; or
(b) a department, agency, authority, institution or instrumentality (including of local government) of a State or Territory; or
(c) a corporation owned wholly by the Commonwealth, a State or Territory; or
(d) a non‑government entity involved in the provision of public safety activities or public safety services.
Qualifying Entity means each of the following:
(a) a Department of State;
(b) an agency of a State or a Territory;
(c) an authority of a State or a Territory;
(d) an instrumentality of a State or a Territory.
Specified Period means an eligible revenue period comprising any of the following financial years:
(a) the 2021‑22 financial year;
(b) the 2022‑23 financial year;
(ba) the 2024‑25 financial year;
(bb) the 2025‑26 financial year;
(c) the 2023‑24 financial year.
(2) In this instrument, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997: (a) carriage service; (b) communications; (c) radiocommunication; (d) telecommunications network.