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GOVERNMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 2018 - SECT 17
Minister may authorise alternative telecommunications networks
(1) The Minister may authorise a government sector agency to establish or use
an alternative telecommunications network for operational communications if
the Minister is satisfied that-- (a) the Government telecommunications network
is not available to the agency due to geographical or technological
limitations, or
(b) the government sector agency has a need to establish
local telecommunications networks for short periods for events or recurring
circumstances or situations, or
(c) the total cost of the
alternative telecommunications network will not exceed $500,000, or
(d) the
alternative telecommunications network is for an event or circumstance, or
class of events or circumstances, prescribed by the regulations.
(2) In
authorising the establishment or use of an
alternative telecommunications network, the Minister may impose the conditions
the Minister considers appropriate.
(3) A government sector agency must,
before asking the Minister to authorise the establishment or use of an
alternative telecommunications network, consult with the Authority to ensure
the proposed alternative telecommunications network will not interfere with,
or otherwise affect the operation of, the
Government telecommunications network.
(4) A request by a
government sector agency that the Minister authorise the establishment or use
of an alternative telecommunications network must be in the form approved by
the Minister and must contain the information the Minister requires.
(5)
Before authorising the establishment or use of an
alternative telecommunications network, the Minister is to consult with the
Authority and any other person the Minister thinks fit in relation to the
proposed alternative telecommunications network, the purposes for which it may
be used and conditions to which the authorisation should be subject.
(6) It
is a condition of an authorisation granted to a government sector agency under
this section that the government sector agency must not cause or permit an
upgrade, expansion or other enhancement to an
alternative telecommunications network unless-- (a) the upgrade, expansion or
other enhancement is permitted in accordance with the terms of the
authorisation, or
(b) a request is made to the Minister to authorise the
upgrade, expansion or other enhancement and the request is approved by the
Minister.
(7) If a request is made to upgrade, expand or otherwise enhance an
alternative telecommunications network, the Minister is to consider the
request, and this section applies in relation to the request, as if it were a
request to approve an alternative telecommunications network comprising the
existing alternative telecommunications network together with the proposed
upgrade, expansion or other enhancement.
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