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the thing affected by the activity.
           Note   The activities mentioned in subclause 19(1) are:
             closing, diverting or narrowing a road or bridge;
             installing a facility on, over or under a road or bridge;
             altering the position of a water, sewerage or gas main or pipe; and
             altering the position of an electricity cable or wire.
 (2) However, the carrier is not required to give the notice in a circumstance mentioned in subclauses 19(2) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the Act.
1A.13 Records for certain facilities
 (1) If a carrier owns or operates designated overhead lines, the carrier must keep and maintain records of the kind and location of the lines.
 (2) If a carrier owns or operates telecommunications transmission towers (other than temporary facilities mentioned in any of subsections 4.10(1) or (2) or 6.10(1) or (2)), the carrier must keep and maintain records of the kind and location of the towers.
 (3) If a carrier owns or operates underground facilities, the carrier must keep and maintain records of:
 (a) the kind and location of the facilities; and
 (b) if any of the facilities is an eligible underground facility:
  (i)  the capacity of the facility to hold further lines; and
  (ii) the depth of the facility at the time of its installation.
           Note 1 See Act, Schedule 1, clause 41, which defines the terms designated overhead line, telecommunications transmission tower and eligible underground facility.
           Note 2  Section 4.10 of this Code specifies record keeping requirements in relation to the installation of certain temporary facilities.
           Note 3  Section 6.10 of this Code specifies record keeping requirements in relation to maintenance activities involving the installation of certain temporary facilities.
1A.14 Compliance with listed international agreements
  A carrier must engage in a prescribed activity or a temporary defence facility activity in a manner consistent with Australia's obligations under a listed international agreement relevant to the activity.
           Note  See Act, Schedule 3, clause 13.
Chapter 2 Inspection of land

Simplified outline of Chapter 2
Under Division 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the Telecommunications Act 1997, a carrier may, for the purposes of determining whether any land is suitable for its purposes:
 enter on, and inspect, the land; and
 do anything on the land that is necessary or desirable for that purpose.
A carrier may also, for the purpose of surveying or obtaining information in relation to any land that, in the carrier's opinion, is or may be suitable for its purposes:
 enter on any land; and
 do anything on the entered land that is necessary or desirable for that purpose.
This Chapter sets out conditions to be complied with by a carrier in