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FactSheet Howthepowers andimmunities framework affectsyou AllAustraliansshould beabletoaccessmodern,reliable telecommunicationsservices,regardless ofwheretheyliveordobusiness. Toprovidetheseessentialservices, It’sawayofbalancingthecommunity’s theAustralianGovernmentgranted needtoaccessreliable,affordable telecommunicationscompaniespowers telecommunicationsservices,while tocarryoutcertainactivitiesrelatedto makingsurethatlocalgovernment thedeploymentoftelecommunications andpropertyownersgetachanceto infrastructureandimmunityfromsome havetheirsayaboutthedeployment stateandterritorylawswhendoingso. ofthoseservices. Thisisknownasthecarriers’powers andimmunitiesframework. Whatcan Designedtokeep telecommunications landownersintheloop providersdounderthis Often,andquiteunderstandably,the framework? peoplewhowillbemostconcerned aboutproposeddeployments TheTelecommunicationsAct1997 arethepeoplewhoowntheland givestelecommunicationscompanies theseinstallationandactivitiesare thepowertoinspectland,install happeningon. ‘low-impact’facilities,andtomaintain telecommunicationsfacilities.Low- Telecommunicationscompaniesare impactfacilitiesarefacilitiesthat: requiredtonotifylandownersand Concernedaboutnew • areessentialtotheefficient occupiersiftheyareplanningtocarry telecommunications operationsofthenetwork outupcomingworks,includingany • havelowvisualimpact,and infrastructureora planstoinstalltelecommunications • areunlikelytocausecommunity specificinstallation? infrastructure.Thenoticeshouldbe disruptionduringinstallationor sentatleast10daysbeforeanyactivity operation. Informationabout isstartedontheland. proposedandcurrent Telecommunicationscompaniesuse Thisnoticemustadviselandownersof: mobilephonebasestations thesepowerstoinstallinfrastructure • theirrighttoobject isavailableontheRadioFrequency supportingbothlandlineandmobile • theavailablegroundsforobjection NationalSiteArchivewebsiteat communicationsservicestothe • therighttohavea www.rfnsa.com.au. communityusingequipmentthat decisionreviewedbythe fallwithinstricttype,size,colourand Ifyou’reconcerneda telecommunicationsindustry locationlimitations. telecommunicationscompanyhas ombudsman(TIO),and notcompliedwithitsobligations Whenrollingoutlow-impactfacilities, • timeframesforlodgingobjections. telecommunicationscompanieshave undertheIndustryCode,youcan Telecommunicationscompanies todemonstrategoodengineering makeacomplainttotheAustralian arealsoexpectedtoengagewith practicesandinterfereaslittleas CommunicationsandMedia communitiesinameaningful Authority(ACMA).Youcancontact possiblewiththelandowner’suse andsensitivewayaboutproposed oftheland. themon1300850115orbyemail telecommunicationsdeployments. [email protected]. TheIndustryCodeforMobile TheIndustryCodesetsout PhoneBaseStationDeployment notificationprocessesthat setsoutadditionalprocessesthat telecommunicationscompaniesare telecommunicationscompanies mustfollowtoensurethatlandowners, tofollowwhentheyinstalllow-impact facilities.Theseprocessesgenerally councilsandthecommunityare donotapplytolargefacilitieslikenew advisedbeforeamobilephonebase monopolesortowerswhicharesubject stationisconstructed,andthatcouncil tostateandterritoryplanninglaws. andcommunityviewsaretakeninto account.