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Telecommunications Act 2001

Structural separation of Telecom - Line of business restrictions

69SB: Other provisions relating to exemptions

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"Rules about exemptions from some telecommunications laws"

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When you get an exemption under section 69SA, it is secondary legislation, which means it has to follow certain rules for publication, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. You can find the reasons for the exemption on the Commission's website. The Commission must publish these reasons when the exemption is granted.

If you breach a term or condition of an exemption, you will be in trouble. This is because you broke the rules that came with the exemption. For example, if you got an exemption under section 69SA(1)(a), you would be breaching the undertaking required under section 69R.

The Commission can change or cancel an exemption in the same way it was granted, following the rules in section 69SA and this section. This means the Commission has the power to make changes to the exemption if needed. You can think of it like a contract that can be updated or ended by the Commission.

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Part 2AStructural separation of Telecom
Line of business restrictions

69SBOther provisions relating to exemptions

  1. An exemption under section 69SA is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

  2. When an exemption is published, the Commission must publish its reasons for granting the exemption, including why it is appropriate, on the Commission’s Internet site.

  3. Repealed

  4. The breach of a term or condition of an exemption is,—

  5. in the case of an exemption under section 69SA(1)(a), a breach of the undertaking required under section 69R:
    1. in the case of an exemption under section 69SA(1)(b), a breach of section 69S.

      1. The Commission may vary or revoke an exemption in the same way as it may grant the exemption (with the provisions of section 69SA and this section applying with all necessary modifications).

      Notes
      • Section 69SB: inserted, on , by section 27 of the Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 48).
      • Section 69SB(1): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 69SB(2): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 69SB(3): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).