Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 79 of 1991 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 8 July 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 54 of 2009
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part 1--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1
3A......... Merging entities; merged entity; merger day ...................................... 7
3B......... Telstra body ....................................................................................... 8
4............ Operating under a name ...................................................................... 9
5............ Subsidiaries ......................................................................................... 9
6............ Extension of Act to external Territories ........................................... 10
6A......... Application of the Criminal Code .................................................... 10
7............ Act binds the Crown ........................................................................ 10
Part 2--Commonwealth ownership of Telstra 11
Division 1--Simplified outline 11
8AA...... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 11
Division 4--Provisions relating to the sale by the Commonwealth of its shares in Telstra 12
8AJ....... Telstra sale scheme ........................................................................... 12
8AJA.... Sale‑scheme hybrid securities ........................................................... 14
8AK...... Exemption from stamp duty--transfer by the Commonwealth of its shares in Telstra etc. 16
8AKA... Authorisation of borrowing--issue of sale‑scheme hybrid securities 18
8AL....... Appropriation--costs incurred in connection with a Telstra sale scheme 18
8AQ...... Assistance given by Telstra or the Board in connection with a Telstra sale scheme 19
8AR...... Giving of assistance--ancillary provisions ...................................... 20
8AS....... Reimbursement of expenses incurred in giving assistance ................ 21
8AT...... Commonwealth to be bound by Chapters 6CA, 6D and 7 of the Corporations Act 21
8AU...... Alterations of Telstra's constitution before the minority‑interest sale time 22
8AUA... Alteration of Telstra's constitution after the minority‑interest sale time 23
8AV...... Reduction of Telstra's share capital ................................................. 25
Division 5--Miscellaneous 26
8AW..... Use by the Commonwealth of information obtained from Telstra or the Board 26
8AX...... Agreements relating to the protection of information obtained from Telstra or the Board 27
8AY...... Telstra's obligations to disclose information .................................... 27
8AYB.... Telstra to give information to the Minister about the level of non‑Commonwealth ownership of shares in Telstra .......................................................................................................... 28
8AYC.... Application of the Ombudsman Act 1976 to Telstra ....................... 29
8AYD... Controlling interest in Telstra ........................................................... 30
8AZ...... Rights of Telstra's shareholders, debenture holders and creditors to be subject to this Act 30
8BA...... Compensation--constitutional safety net ........................................ 30
8BB....... Delegation ......................................................................................... 30
8BC....... Provision to attract the corporations power and the communications power 31
Part 2A--Restrictions on ownership of Telstra 32
Division 1--Simplified outline 32
8BD...... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 32
Division 2--Definitions in Schedule 33
8BE....... Definitions in Schedule ..................................................................... 33
Division 3--Extra‑territorial operation 34
8BF....... Extra‑territorial operation ................................................................. 34
Division 4--Limit on foreign ownership 35
8BG...... Meaning of unacceptable foreign‑ownership situation ..................... 35
8BH...... Acquisitions of shares ...................................................................... 35
8BI........ Compliance by Telstra ..................................................................... 36
8BJ........ Remedial orders ................................................................................ 36
Division 6--Anti‑avoidance 38
8BM..... Anti‑avoidance .................................................................................. 38
Division 7--Record‑keeping and giving of information 39
8BN...... Record‑keeping and giving of information ........................................ 39
8BO...... Incorrect records ............................................................................... 40
Division 8--Head office, base of operations and place of incorporation of Telstra 41
8BQ...... Head office to be in Australia ........................................................... 41
8BR....... Base of operations to be in Australia ............................................... 41
8BS....... Telstra to remain incorporated in Australia ...................................... 41
Division 9--Citizenship of Chairperson and directors of Telstra 42
8BT....... Chairperson must be an Australian citizen ....................................... 42
8BU...... Majority of directors must be Australian citizens ........................... 42
8BUA... At least 2 directors must have knowledge of, or experience in, the communications needs of regional, rural or remote areas .................................................................................................. 42
Division 10--Miscellaneous 43
8BW...... Concurrent operation of State/Territory laws .................................. 43
8BX...... Validity of acts done in contravention of this Part ........................... 43
8BY....... Winding‑up of Telstra not prevented by this Act ............................ 43
8BZ....... Acquisition of property ................................................................... 43
8CA...... Review of decisions by Administrative Appeals Tribunal .............. 43
8CB....... Delegation ......................................................................................... 44
8CC....... Provision to attract the corporations power and the communications power 44
Part 2AA--Anti‑avoidance 46
8CCA.... Anti‑avoidance .................................................................................. 46
Part 2B--Remedial provisions relating to Telstra 47
Division 1--Injunctions 47
8CD...... Injunctions ........................................................................................ 47
8CE....... Interim injunctions ............................................................................ 48
8CF....... Discharge etc. of injunctions ............................................................. 48
8CG...... Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply .......................... 48
8CH...... Other powers of the court unaffected .............................................. 49
Division 2--Prosecutions 50
8CI........ Prosecutions of corporations ............................................................ 50
8CJ........ Prosecutions of persons other than corporations ............................. 51
8CK...... Service of summons or process on foreign corporations--criminal proceedings 52
8CL....... Indictable offences ............................................................................ 53
Part 2C--Re‑affirmation of the universal service obligation, the digital data service obligation and the customer service guarantee 54
8CM..... Re‑affirmation of universal service obligation and digital data service obligation 54
8CN...... Re‑affirmation of the customer service guarantee ............................. 54
Part 3A--Transitional provisions relating to the sale by the Commonwealth of its remaining equity interest in Telstra 56
Division 1--Long service leave 56
9A......... Interpretation .................................................................................... 56
9B......... Long service leave for employees with less than 10 years service ... 57
9C......... Payments in lieu of long service leave for employees with less than 10 years service 58
9D......... Payments on the death of an employee ............................................ 59
9E.......... Employee's long service leave credit for the purposes of sections 9B and 9C 60
5>9F.......... Division not to affect an employee's post‑sale long service leave rights 61
9G......... Saving--Long Service Leave Act ...................................................... 61
Division 2--Operation of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 62
9H......... Operation of section 128A of the SRC Act ..................................... 62
Division 3--Retirement benefits 63
9J.......... Deferred benefits under the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 63
9K......... Period of eligible employment for the purposes of Division 3 of Part IX of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 ............................................................................... 63
9L.......... Application of the Superannuation Act 1976 ................................... 63
Division 4--Other transitional and saving provisions 65
9M........ Telstra employees not on maternity leave immediately before the designated day 65
9N......... Telstra employees on maternity leave on the designated day .......... 65
9P.......... Saving--Crimes (Superannuation Benefits) Act 1989 ....................... 65
9Q......... Saving--Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 .......................... 66
9R......... Refund of part of fee paid under section 104A of the SRC Act ...... 67
Part 4--Telstra to be successor of Telecom and OTC 68
10.......... Extra‑territorial operation of Part ..................................................... 68
11.......... Vesting of property, rights and liabilities ......................................... 68
12.......... Determination of Telstra's initial capital .......................................... 68
13.......... Merger fee not to be charged ............................................................ 69
Part 5--Use of certain names 70
14.......... Protected body may operate under protected business name .......... 70
15.......... Other persons not to use protected names ....................................... 70
16.......... Exceptions for pre‑existing rights ..................................................... 71
17.......... Use of other names by protected bodies .......................................... 71
18.......... Effect on State and Territory laws ................................................... 71
Part 7--Application of laws to Telstra 72
Division 1--General 72
26.......... Telstra not public authority etc. ....................................................... 72
27.......... Exemption from taxes and charges .................................................... 72
28.......... Merged entity taken to be the same body, for tax purposes, as merging entities 73
Division 2--Application of Commonwealth laws 74
29.......... General application of Commonwealth laws .................................... 74
30.......... Lands Acquisition Act ...................................................................... 74
31.......... Public Works Committee Act ........................................................... 74
32.......... Corporations Act .............................................................................. 74
Division 3--Application of State and Territory Laws 75
33.......... Laws relating to buildings, structures and facilities .......................... 75
34.......... Environment protection laws ........................................................... 75
Part 8--Miscellaneous 77
35.......... Certain instruments to continue in force .......................................... 77
36.......... Audit ................................................................................................. 77
37.......... Pending proceedings ......................................................................... 78
38.......... Registration of interests in land ........................................................ 78
39.......... Transfer to Telstra of employees of former corporation ................. 79
40.......... Judicial notice of seals ...................................................................... 80
41.......... Compensation for acquisition of property ....................................... 80
42.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 80
Part 9--Social bonus resulting from the partial sale of Telstra 81
Division 1--Introduction 81
43.......... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 81
44.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 82
45.......... Social bonus commencement day ..................................................... 82
Division 4--Supplementation of the Regional Telecommunications Infrastructure Account 84
58.......... Meeting the telecommunications needs of people in isolated or remote island communities or the Australian Antarctic Territory ........................................................................................... 84
59.......... Internet access for people in rural and regional areas ....................... 85
60.......... Mobile phone coverage along highways ........................................... 86
61.......... Grant of financial assistance to a State ............................................. 87
62.......... Grant of financial assistance to a person other than a State ............. 88
Division 6--Delegation 89
69.......... Delegation by Minister ..................................................................... 89
70.......... Delegation by Minister for Transport and Regional Services .......... 89
71.......... Delegation by Secretary to the Department ..................................... 89
Schedule--Ownership definitions 90
1............ Object ............................................................................................... 90
2............ Definitions ........................................................................................ 90
3............ When foreign citizens are ordinarily resident in Australia ................ 94
4............ Entering into an agreement or arrangement ....................................... 94
5............ Associates ......................................................................................... 95
6............ Power to appoint director ................................................................ 96
7............ Meaning of entitled to acquire .......................................................... 96
8............ Meaning of interest in a share ........................................................... 97
9............ Certain interests in shares to be disregarded ..................................... 98
10.......... Voting power .................................................................................... 99
11.......... Stake in a company ........................................................................... 99
12.......... Direct control interests in a company ............................................ 100
13.......... Substantial interests in trust estates ............................................... 102
Notes 103
An Act relating to Telstra Corporation Limited, and for other purposes
Notes to
the
Telstra Corporation Act 1991 Note 1 The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 as shown in this
compilation comprises Act No. 79, 1991 amended as indicated in the Tables
below. The Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act
2005 (No. 118, 2005) was amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment
(Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI
2006 No. 50). For application, saving or transitional provisions made by
the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see
Act No. 55, 2001. For application, saving or transitional provisions made by
the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and
Transitional Provisions) Act 2005, see Act No. 45, 2005. For all other relevant information pertaining to
application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A. Table of Acts
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Date of Assent |
Date of Commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Act 1991 |
79, 1991 |
26 June 1991 |
Part 1 (ss. 1-7): Royal Assent |
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145, 1991 |
21 Oct 1991 |
Part 3 (ss. 8-12): 1 Feb 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S46) |
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Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991 |
173, 1991 |
25 Nov 1991 |
Ss. 3-6: Royal Assent (a) |
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64, 1994 |
30 May 1994 |
S. 3(1) and (2): Royal Assent (b) |
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81, 1996 |
19 Dec 1996 |
Schedule 1 (items 20-26):
1 May 1997 |
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Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 |
59, 1997 |
3 May 1997 |
Schedule 1 (items 56-66): 1 July 1997 (c) |
Sch. 1 (item 66) |
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152, 1997 |
24 Oct 1997 |
Schedule 2 (item 1248) and Schedule 4 (items 1-3, 4(2)(a), (3) and 8(2)(c)): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (d) |
S. 4(3) and Sch. 4 (items 1-3, 4(2)(a), (3), 8(2)(c)) |
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52, 1999 |
5 July 1999 |
Schedule 3 (items 65-68): 2 Aug 1999 (e) |
Sch. 3 (items 77(1), (3), 78(1), (3)), 81 and 82 |
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53, 1999 |
5 July 1999 |
5 July 1999 |
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Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 |
146, 1999 |
11 Nov 1999 |
Schedule 1 (items 923-931): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (f) |
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Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
5, 2001 |
20 Mar 2001 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 166-174): (g) |
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Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001 |
55, 2001 |
28 June 2001 |
Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 516-548): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (h) |
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Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001 |
123, 2001 |
27 Sept 2001 |
Schedule 1 (items 347-363): 11 Mar 2002 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN42) (i) |
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148, 2003 |
17 Dec 2003 |
Schedules 1 and 2: (j) |
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8, 2005 |
22 Feb 2005 |
S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 438-440, 442, 443,
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S. 4 and Sch. 1 (items 457, 459, 492, 496) |
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Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 |
45, 2005 |
1 Apr 2005 |
Schedule 1 (items 166, 167) and Schedule 4:
1 July 2005 (k) |
Sch. 4 [see Note 1] |
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Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Future Proofing and Other Measures) Act 2005 |
117, 2005 |
23 Sept 2005 |
Schedule 4 (items 1-6): (l) |
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Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005 |
118, 2005 |
23 Sept 2005 |
Ss. 3, 4 and Schedule 1 (items 1-40): Royal
Assent |
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192, 1976 |
20 Dec 1976 |
Schedule 1: 5 Nov 2006 |
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Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Act 2006 |
122, 2006 |
4 Nov 2006 |
5 Nov 2006 |
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Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 |
8, 2008 |
20 Mar 2008 |
Schedules 1-7: 28 Mar 2008 (see F2008L00959) |
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Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 |
144, 2008 |
9 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 3 (items 11-18): 10 Dec 2008 |
Sch. 3 (item 18) |
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Nation‑building Funds (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 |
155, 2008 |
18 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 2 (items 51-56): 1 Jan 2009 (see s. 2(1)) |
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Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 |
54, 2009 |
25 June 2009 |
Schedule 6: (m) |
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(a) The Australian and Overseas Telecommunications Corporation Act 1991 was amended by sections 3-6 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(b) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by subsections 3(1) and (2) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 56-66) only of the Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997, subsection 2(2)(d) of which provides as follows:
(2) The following provisions commence on 1 July 1997:
(d) Schedule 1;
(d) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 1248) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
(e) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 65-68) only of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:
(4) Subject to subsection (5), Schedule 3 commences on the commencement of section 1 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
(f) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 923-931) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.
(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.
(g) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 166-174) only of the Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the latest of the following times:
(a) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;
Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.
(h) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 516-548) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.
(i) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 347-363) only of the Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2001, subsections 2(1) and (6) of which provide as follows:
(1) In this section :
FSR commencement means the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 1 to the Financial Services Reform Act 2001.
(6) Subject to subsections (7) to (17), the other items of Schedule 1 commence on the FSR commencement.
(j) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Designs (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
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Provision(s) |
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2. Schedules 1 and 2 |
Immediately after the commencement of section 4 of the Designs Act 2003. |
17 June 2004 |
(k) Subsection 2(1) (items 2, 3 and 10) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 provide as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Commencement |
Date/Details |
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2. Schedule 1 |
At the same time as section 6 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 commences. |
1 July 2005 |
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3. Schedule 2 |
Immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 2. |
1 July 2005 |
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10. Schedule 4 |
At the same time as section 6 of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 commences. |
1 July 2005 |
(l) Subsection 2(1) (item 4) of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Future Proofing and Other Measures) Act 2005 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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4. Schedule 4, items 1 to 6 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
23 September 2005 (paragraph (b) applies) |
(m) Subsection 2(1) (item 22) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Date/Details |
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22. Schedule 6 |
Immediately after the commencement of Part 2‑4 of the Fair Work Act 2009. |
1 July 2009 (see F2009L02563) |
Table of Amendments
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Title....................................... |
am. No. 64, 1994; No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 64, 1994 |
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am. No. 52, 1999 |
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am. No. 173, 1991; No. 64, 1994; No. 81, 1996; No. 59, 1997; Nos. 52, 53 and 146, 1999; No. 55, 2001; No. 45, 2005; No. 118, 2005 (as am. by No. 192, 1976; as am. by No. 122, 2006); No. 155, 2008 |
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ad. No. 173, 1991 |
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am. No. 64, 1994 |
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Subhead. to s. 3B(3)............ |
am. No. 155, 2008 |
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ad. No. 118, 2005 |
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am. No. 155, 2008 |
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am. No. 55, 2001 |
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ad. No. 5, 2001 |
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Heading to Part 2.................. |
am. No. 64, 1994 |
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rep. No. 81, 1996 |
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rs. No. 81, 1996 |
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S. 8....................................... |
am. No. 64, 1994 |
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Division 1 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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Div. 2 of Part 2..................... |
rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 53, 1999 |
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rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 5, 2001 |
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rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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Heading to s. 8AI.................. |
am. No. 55, 2001 |
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rep. No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 55, 2001 |
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Division 4 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 55, 2001; No. 118, 2005; No. 155, 2008 |
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ad. No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 53, 1999; No. 55, 2001; No. 118, 2005 |
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ad. No. 117, 2005 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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rep. No. 53, 1999 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 53, 1999; Nos. 55 and 123, 2001 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 55, 2001; No. 118, 2005 |
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Heading to s. 8AU................ |
am. No. 53, 1999 |
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ad. No. 81, 1996 |
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am. No. 55, 2001 |
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ad. No. 53, 1999 |
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Division 5 |
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Subhead. to s. 8AYB(4)...... |
am. No. 155, 2008 |
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Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (No. 59, 1997)
Schedule 1
66 Transitional--certain acts of AUSTEL to be attributed to the ACCC
(1) This item applies to anything done by, or in relation to, AUSTEL under section 22 or 24 of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 before the commencement of this item.
(2) The Telstra Corporation Act 1991 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the thing had been done by, or in relation to, the ACCC.
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997 (No. 152, 1997)
4 Some amendments in Schedule 2 may not take effect or may take effect in a modified way
(3) If:
(a) an Act is amended by Schedule 2; and
(b) the short title of the Act is changed on or before the commencement of that Schedule;
the amendment made by Schedule 2 has effect as an amendment of the Act under its new short title.
Schedule 4
1 This Schedule binds the Crown
This Schedule binds the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, but does not make the Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence.
2 This Schedule extends to things outside Australia
This Schedule extends to acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia.
3 Interpretation
In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears:
replacement Acts means the Auditor‑General Act 1997, the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
Reserved Money Fund means the Reserved Money Fund established by the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.
4 Transfers from old Funds to new Funds
(2) If:
(a) immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, money was in an account (however described) that was established or continued in existence by an Act that is amended by Schedule 2 to this Act; and
the money must be transferred from that account to the component of the Reserved Money Fund that is established to replace that account.
(3) If an amendment made by Schedule 2 substitutes a component of the Reserved Money Fund for an account (however described), any reference in any Act or other instrument to that component is to be read as including a reference to the account for which it is substituted, unless the context otherwise requires.
8 Regulations
(2) In particular, regulations may be made:
(c) for other transitional matters arising out of the amendments made by Schedules 2 and 3.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (No. 52, 1999)
Schedule 3
77 Transitional--eligible instruments
(1) This item applies to an eligible instrument if:
(a) the eligible instrument was in force immediately before the commencement of this item; and
(b) the eligible instrument was made or given under, or for the purposes of, a particular provision of the Telecommunications Act 1997 or the Telstra Corporation Act 1991; and
(c) that provision is repealed by this Schedule.
(3) In this item:
eligible instrument means regulations, a declaration, a determination, a direction, a standard or any other instrument.
78 Transitional--acts or things done before commencement
(1) This item applies to an act or thing (other than the making of an eligible instrument) if:
(a) the act or thing was done before the commencement of this item; and
(b) the act or thing was done under, or for the purposes of, a particular provision of the Telecommunications Act 1997 or the Telstra Corporation Act 1991; and
(c) that provision is repealed by this Schedule.
(3) In this item:
eligible instrument means regulations, a declaration, a determination, a direction, a standard or any other instrument.
81 Transitional--section 151CM of the Trade Practices Act 1974
Section 151CM of the Trade Practices Act 1974 has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if the reference in that section to Part 9 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 included a reference to repealed Part 6 of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
82 Transitional regulations
The Governor‑General may make regulations in relation to transitional matters arising out of the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule.
Communications and the Arts Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 5, 2001)
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)
4 Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1
(1) If:
(a) a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and
(b) the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;
then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.
(2) In this section:
Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
Schedule 1
457 Saving of agreements
An agreement made under section 50 or 51 of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 that was in force immediately before the repeal of those sections by item 456 of this Schedule, continues in force, according to its terms, after the repeal.
459 Saving of agreements
An agreement made under section 56 or 57 of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 that was in force immediately before the repeal of those sections by item 458 of this Schedule, continues in force, according to its terms, after the repeal.
492 Saving of agreements
An agreement made under section 67 or 68 of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 that was in force immediately before the repeal of those sections by item 491 of this Schedule, continues in force, according to its terms, after the repeal.
496 Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations
If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.
Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Act 2005 (No. 118, 2005)
(1) If, in the opinion of the Minister, a particular day is the first day after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 on which a majority of the voting shares in Telstra are held by a person, or persons, other than the Commonwealth, the Minister must, by written instrument, declare the day to be the designated day for Telstra.
(2) The declaration has effect accordingly.
Future Fund and Communications Fund
(3) For the purposes of this section, if a share in Telstra is an investment of the Future Fund or the Communications Fund, the share is taken to be held by a person other than the Commonwealth.
Securities lending arrangements
(4) For the purposes of this section, if, under an agreement of the kind known as a securities lending arrangement:
(a) at a particular time (the disposal time), the Commonwealth disposed of a share in Telstra (the borrowed share) to another person (the borrower); and
(b) the Commonwealth may come under an obligation to:
(i) re‑acquire the borrowed share from the borrower at a later time; or
(ii) acquire an identical share from the borrower at a later time;
the borrowed share is taken to be held by the Commonwealth during the period:
(c) beginning at the disposal time; and
(d) ending when the obligation mentioned in paragraph (b) is discharged or can no longer arise.
Declaration
(5) The declaration under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, but section 42 of that Act does not apply to the declaration.
(6) The designated day may be earlier than the day on which the declaration under subsection (1) is registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Definitions
(7) In this section:
category A hybrid‑security issuer company has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Communications Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Future Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Telstra has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
the Commonwealth includes a category A hybrid‑security issuer company.
voting share has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
(1) If, in the opinion of the Minister, a particular day is the first day after the commencement of Part 1 of Schedule 1 on which 85% of the voting shares in Telstra are held by a person, or persons, other than the Commonwealth, the Minister must, by written instrument, declare the day to be the 85% sale day for Telstra.
(2) The declaration has effect accordingly.
Future Fund and Communications Fund
(3) For the purposes of this section, if a share in Telstra is an investment of the Future Fund or the Communications Fund, the share is taken to be held by a person other than the Commonwealth.
Securities lending arrangements
(4) For the purposes of this section, if, under an agreement of the kind known as a securities lending arrangement:
(a) at a particular time (the disposal time), the Commonwealth disposed of a share in Telstra (the borrowed share) to another person (the borrower); and
(b) the Commonwealth may come under an obligation to:
(i) re‑acquire the borrowed share from the borrower at a later time; or
(ii) acquire an identical share from the borrower at a later time;
the borrowed share is taken to be held by the Commonwealth during the period:
(c) beginning at the disposal time; and
(d) ending when the obligation mentioned in paragraph (b) is discharged or can no longer arise.
Declaration
(5) The declaration under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, but section 42 of that Act does not apply to the declaration.
(6) The 85% sale day may be earlier than the day on which the declaration under subsection (1) is registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Definitions
(7) In this section:
category A hybrid‑security issuer company has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Communications Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Future Fund has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Telstra has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
the Commonwealth includes a category A hybrid‑security issuer company.
voting share has the same meaning as in the Telstra Corporation Act 1991.
Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 (No. 144, 2008)
Schedule 3
18 Transitional provision
(1) For the purposes of sections 8BI and 8BJ of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991, if:
(a) apart from this subitem, an unacceptable foreign‑ownership situation would exist on the day on which the amendments of that Act made by this Schedule commence; and
(b) the situation would exist only because of the amendments;
the situation is, during the period of 6 months starting on the day on which the amendments commence, taken not to exist for so long as it would otherwise have existed.
(2) If:
(a) on the day on which the amendments of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 made by this Schedule commence, a person would, apart from this subitem, be required by regulations made for the purposes of section 8BN of that Act to do something in relation to an ownership matter; and
(b) the person would not have been required to do that thing if the amendments had not been made;
the person is, during the period of 6 months starting on the day on which the amendments commence, taken not to be required to do that thing for so long as the person would otherwise have been required to do that thing.