Telecommunications Act 2001

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

155ZZH: Regulations

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"Rules for installing fibre optic technology"

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The Governor-General can make rules about how fibre optic technology is installed when you are exercising your rights under this law. You need to follow aesthetic standards, which are rules about how things should look, when installing fibre optic technology and associated equipment. The rules can also say how you should communicate with landowners and act when you are on their private property.

The Minister must talk to certain people before recommending that the Governor-General make these rules. This includes the Minister responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1992, the owners of existing works, and other people who will be affected by the rules. In some cases, the Minister must also talk to the Commission after taking certain steps outlined in section 155ZZ.

If the Minister does not follow the correct process, it does not affect the validity of the rules. These rules are a type of secondary legislation, which has its own publication requirements outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 4Networks
Right of access to use existing electricity works for telecommunications and deploying fibre optic cable: Open access obligations

155ZZHRegulations

The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations that—
prescribe aesthetic standards concerning the way in which fibre optic technology and associated equipment must be installed when exercising the rights under this subpart; and
prescribe procedural standards for how communications with landowners are undertaken and how persons exercising the rights given by this subpart must act when on private property; and
prescribe protocols for ensuring the interoperability of equipment installed; and
prescribe minimum clearance distances for fibre optic works that involve existing works; and
impose regulation on the rights given by this subpart, in relation to existing works that the owners of those works may confer on third parties under this subpart.

The Minister must, before recommending the making of regulations under this section,—
consult the Minister who is responsible for the administration of the Electricity Act 1992, the owners of existing works (or representatives of those persons) and other persons or their representatives who the Minister considers will be substantially affected by the regulations made in accordance with the recommendation; and
in the case of regulations under subsection (1)(e), consult the Commission after taking the steps in section 155ZZ.

Failure to comply with subsection (2) does not affect the validity of the regulations.
Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes

Section 155ZZH: inserted, on 3 May 2017, by section 13 of the Telecommunications (Property Access and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 16).
Section 155ZZH(4): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).