Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 581XA

  (1)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that, if:

  (a)   a specified person is an individual or a partnership; and

  (b)   the person owns or operates:

  (i)   a facility; or

  (ii)   a telecommunications transmission tower (within the meaning of Division   3);

this Part has effect as if the person were a body corporate that is related to one or more specified bodies corporate.

  (2)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that, if:

  (a)   a person is the trustee of a specified trust; and

  (b)   the person (in the capacity of trustee of the trust) owns or operates:

  (i)   a facility; or

  (ii)   a telecommunications transmission tower (within the meaning of Division   3);

this Part has effect as if the person (in the capacity of trustee of the trust) were a body corporate that is related to one or more specified bodies corporate.

  (3)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine that, if:

  (a)   2 or more persons are the trustees of a specified trust; and

  (b)   the persons (in their capacity of trustees of the trust) own or operate:

  (i)   a facility; or

  (ii)   a telecommunications transmission tower (within the meaning of Division   3);

this Part has effect as if the persons (in their capacity of trustees of the trust) were a body corporate that is related to one or more specified bodies corporate.