Contents (1991 - 77)
Government Telecommunications Act 1991 No 77
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Objects of Act

Part 2 The Government telecommunications network

Division 1 Vesting of infrastructure of network

5 Vesting infrastructure of networks of Government agencies
6 Boundary of network infrastructure that may be vested
7 Other exemptions from vesting
8 Compensation for vesting of infrastructure of networks of Government agencies
9 Vesting of extensions of Government network infrastructure made by the Authority
10 Removal etc of part of Government network infrastructure
11 Subsisting private interests in infrastructure
12 Vesting orders

Division 2 Vesting of certain land occupied by infrastructure of Government network etc

13 Definition of “designated land”
14 Vesting of designated land in the Authority
15 Change in position of designated land etc
16 Compensation for vesting of designated land
17 Designated land not to be recorded in land registers except General Register of Deeds
18 Designated land not affected by, and not to affect, acquisition, transfer etc of surrounding land

Division 3 Operation etc of Government network

19 Authority to have control and management of Government network
20 Management agreement for Government network
21 Maintenance of Government network
22 Right of Government agencies to use their former infrastructure
23 Government agencies required to use Government network
24 Approval for provision of separate infrastructure by Government agencies
25 Authority entitled to charge for use of Government network
26 Authority entitled to sell excess capacity
27 Arrangements for the Authority to use infrastructure of other networks
28 Acquisition of land and construction of works

Part 3 New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority

Division 1 Constitution of the Authority

29 Constitution of the Authority

Division 2 Management of the Authority

30 Ministerial control
31 Corporate plan
32 Establishment of the Board
33 Functions of the Board
34 Managing Director
35 Managing Director to manage and control affairs of the Authority
36 (Repealed)

Division 3 Functions etc of the Authority

37 General functions of the Authority
38 Miscellaneous functions
39 Delegation of functions
40 Private subsidiary corporations, joint ventures etc

Division 4 Financial provisions relating to the Authority

41 Fund of the Authority
42 Dividend contribution by the Authority to Consolidated Fund
43 Investment
44 Financial year of the Authority

Division 5 General provisions relating to the Authority

45 Personal liability of members etc
46 Seal of the Authority
47 Service of documents on the Authority
48 Recovery of charges etc by the Authority

Part 4 Additional powers of Government agencies relating to telecommunications

49 Purpose of Part
50 Part does not apply to Government telecommunications network etc
51 Additional powers for Government agencies
52 Government agencies to notify Authority of exercise of powers under this Part etc
53 Minister or Authority may act as agent for Government agencies under this Part
54 This Part subject to exclusive rights of general carriers under Commonwealth law

Part 5 Miscellaneous

55 Act binds the Crown
56 Regulations
57 (Repealed)

 Schedule 1 Provisions relating to members and procedure of the Board

 Schedule 2 (Repealed)

Historical notes