Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 356 TELECOMMUNICATIONS (EXEMPT ACTIVITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 5

5. For the purposes of subsection 116 (1) of the Act, the following exempt
activities are specified:

   (a)  the construction by a carrier of:

        (i)    a structure whose principal purpose will be to contain
               equipment that will be connected to a carrier's
               telecommunications network; or

        (ii)   a duct, trench or pit that will contain equipment or a line
               that will be connected to a carrier's telecommunications
               network; or

        (iii)  a facility; or

        (iv)   a manhole and associated covering; or
   (v)   a structure whose principal purpose
will be to contain a public payphone; or

        (vi)   a structure whose principal purpose will be to contain
               equipment that creates a power supply for the purposes of a
               carrier's telecommunications network;

   (b)  the maintenance, repair, refurbishment, alteration or demolition by a
        carrier of:

        (i)    a structure whose principal purpose is to contain equipment
               that is connected to a carrier's telecommunications network; or

        (ii)   a duct, trench or pit that contains equipment or a line that is
               connected to a carrier's telecommunications network; or

        (iii)  a facility; or

        (iv)   a manhole and associated covering; or
   (v)   a structure whose principal purpose is
to contain a public payphone; or

        (vi)   a structure whose principal purpose is to contain equipment
               that creates a power supply for the purposes of a carrier's
               telecommunications network;

   (c)  the installation, certification, operation, maintenance, repair or
        removal by a carrier of any of the following that forms part of a
        carrier's public telecommunications network:
   (i)    telecommunications switching equipment;

   (ii)   telecommunications exchange and
transmission equipment;

        (iii)  a line;
   (iv)   an earth station;

   (v)    a transmitter;

   (vi)   a receiver;


        (vii)  a power line;

        (viii) a transceiver;
   (ix)   a modem;

   (x)    a line isolating device;

   (xi)   a concentrator;


        (xii)  testing equipment;

        (xiii) a multiplexer;

        (xiv)  an antenna;
   (xv)   an amplifier;


        (xvi)  a repeater;

        (xvii) a power source and its method of distribution.
(NOTE: "Exempt activity" is defined in section 5 of the Act)