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Telecommunications Act 2001

Networks - Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable - Third party use of existing works

155ZX: Owner of existing works must consider request

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"People who own things like roads or pipes must think about requests fairly and quickly."

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If you own existing works, you must think about a request as soon as you can after getting it. When you are thinking about the request, you must be honest and fair, and consider the reasons for this part of the law. You should look at the purposes of this part of the law when making your decision.

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Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable: Third party use of existing works

155ZXOwner of existing works must consider request

  1. An owner of existing works must consider a request as soon as practicable after receiving it.

  2. In considering the request, the owner of the existing works must—

  3. act in good faith; and
    1. take into account the purposes of this subpart.

      Notes
      • Section 155ZX: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Telecommunications (Property Access and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 16).