Telecommunications Act 2001
Summary of changes
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28 May 2025
- Updated references to section 66 to specifically reference section 66(1)(b) for accuracy
- Made an editorial change under the Legislation Act 2019
Affected provisions
- 3: Procedure for altering regulated servicesUpdated references to section 66 to specifically reference section 66(1)(b) for accuracy
- 62: Expiry of determinationsUpdated references to section 66 to specifically reference section 66(1)(b) for accuracy; Made an editorial change under the Legislation Act 2019
13 October 2025
- Updated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- Repositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- Amended definitions to improve clarity or remove redundant phrases
- Updated wording to improve sentence structure or remove unnecessary phrases
Affected provisions
- 2: Telecommunications access codesRepositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 10: Performance of Commission's functionsRepositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 69XQ: Goods and Services Tax Act 1985Repositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 69B: InterpretationAmended definitions to improve clarity or remove redundant phrases
- 69XO: DepreciationUpdated wording to improve sentence structure or remove unnecessary phrases
- 83: Liable persons must produce information for purposes of liability allocation determinationRepositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 94EB: Considerations for determining net revenueRepositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 107: When operator must not agree to connection to networkAmended definitions to improve clarity or remove redundant phrases
- 108: When operator must not refuse to agree to connection to networkAmended definitions to improve clarity or remove redundant phrases
- 156AZD: Business acquisition authorisations in respect of participation in Ultra-fast Broadband InitiativeRepositioned or rephrased references for clarity without changing substantive legal meaning
- 162: PurposeUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 163: OverviewUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 176: Matters covered by input methodologiesUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 181: Changes to input methodologiesUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 182: Review and date of publication of input methodologiesUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 186: Purpose of information disclosure regulationUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 192: Purpose of price-quality regulationUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 194: Section 170 determination to set out price-quality path requirementsUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
- 203: Making new section 170 determinationUpdated references to include the year and number of the Act for clarity and consistency
