Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01524:body:0:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01524
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 45214–48006

activity of a carrier is any of the following activities:
 (a) installing a subscriber connection;
 (b) carrying out an activity for purposes in connection with the installation of a subscriber connection.

Note on definitions
A number of words and expressions used in this Chapter are to be found in the dictionary in the Schedule, including:
     ACMA (the Australian Communications and Media Authority)
     aerial cabling
     carrier
     Director of National Parks
     environment
     Environment Secretary
     industry standard
     installation
     listed international agreement
     subscriber connection.

Part 3 Additional carrier conditions
3.13 Co-location
 (1) Before engaging in a subscriber connection activity, a carrier must take all reasonable steps to find out whether any of the following things (existing facilities) is available for the activity:
 (a) cabling, conduits or other facilities of the carrier or another carrier; or
 (b) a facility of a public utility; or
 (c) an easement attaching to the land for a public purpose.
 (2) The carrier must take all reasonable steps to use existing facilities for the activity.
3.14 Cooperation about activities
  Before engaging in a subscriber connection activity, a carrier (the first carrier) must take all reasonable steps:
 (a) to find out whether another carrier, or a public utility, is engaging in, or proposing to engage in, a similar activity for the same land; and
 (b) to consider whether it is practicable to work with the other carrier or the utility to allow the first carrier:
 (i) to cause as little detriment and inconvenience as is practicable; and
 (ii) to do as little damage as is practicable.
           Note  The carrier is required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the carrier causes as little detriment and inconvenience, and does as little damage, as practicable in engaging in the activity: see Act, Schedule 3, clause 8.
3.16 Height of subscriber connections
 (1) A carrier must ensure that the minimum height of a subscriber connection from the ground complies with this section.
 (2) If a standard or code under Part 6 of the Act applying to the activity specifies the minimum height of a subscriber connection, the minimum height of the connection must comply with the standard or code.
 (3) If no standard or code specifies the minimum height of a subscriber connection for an area in which there is no vehicle traffic, the minimum height of the connection must be 2.4 metres.
 (3) If no standard or code specifies the minimum height of a subscriber connection for a driveway not normally used by a vehicle regarded as a tall commercial vehicle, the minimum height of the connection must be 3.7 metres.
 (4) If no standard or code specifies the minimum height of