Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:section:360l
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 360L
Character Range: 832347–834215

360L  Designated service area and statutory infrastructure provider
 (1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that:
 (a) a specified area is a designated service area for the purposes of this Part; and
 (b) a specified carrier or carriage service provider is the statutory infrastructure provider for the designated service area for the purposes of this Part.
Note 1: For variation and revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note 2: For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.

Designated service area—multiple statutory infrastructure providers
 (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that:
 (a) a specified area is a designated service area for the purposes of this Part; and
 (b) each of 2 or more specified persons is a statutory infrastructure provider for the designated service area for the purposes of this Part.
Note 1: For variation and revocation, see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
Note 2: For the format of the description of the area, see section 360LA.
 (3) The Minister must not specify a person in a declaration under subsection (2) unless the person is a carrier or carriage service provider.
 (4) If:
 (a) an obligation is imposed by or under this Part on a statutory infrastructure provider for a designated service area; and
 (b) there are 2 or more statutory infrastructure providers for the designated service area;
then:
 (c) that obligation is imposed on each of those statutory infrastructure providers, but may be discharged by any of those statutory infrastructure providers; and
 (d) if the obligation is complied with by any of those statutory infrastructure providers—the obligation is taken to have been complied with by the other statutory infrastructure provider or providers.

Subdivision D—Format of description of areas