Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill

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Hon Kris Faafoi

Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill

Government Bill

293—3

Contents

Key
1Title
2Commencement
3Principal Act
Part 1
Amendments to definitions and amendments related to copper fixed line access services
4Section 5 amended (Interpretation)
4ASection 6 replaced (Public notice)
6Public notice
5Section 19 amended (Commission and Minister must consider purpose set out in section 18 and additional matters)
6Section 66 amended (Alterations to Part 2 or Part 3 of Schedule 1)
7New Part 2AA inserted
Part 2AA
Deregulating copper fixed line access services
Subpart 1—Purpose
69AAPurpose
Subpart 2—Deregulating copper fixed line access services
69ABSpecified fibre areas
69ACWithdrawal of copper fixed line access services
69ADWithdrawal of certain designated access services
69AEApplication of certain TSO instruments in specified fibre areas
69AFCopper withdrawal code
Subpart 3—Price regulated copper services
69AGContinued application of certain standard terms determinations
Subpart 4—Investigation
69AHSchedule 3 modified for investigation of certain copper services
8Section 69XA amended (Interpretation)
8ANew section 85A inserted (Certain revenue from broadcasting services must be excluded from qualified revenue)
85ACertain revenue from broadcasting services must be excluded from qualified revenue
9Section 157 amended (Regulations)
10Schedule 1AA amended
11Schedule 1 amended
12New Schedule 2A inserted
13Schedule 3 amended
14Schedule 3A amended
Part 2
Amendments related to fibre fixed line access services
15Section 10 amended (Performance of Commission’s functions)
16Section 11 amended (Levy)
17Section 12 amended (Levy for first financial year or part financial year)
18Section 15 amended (Application of Commerce Act 1986 and Crown Entities Act 2004)
19Section 19A amended (Commission to have regard to economic policies of Government)
21New section 156ANA inserted (Amendment or consolidation of undertaking)
156ANAAmendment or consolidation of undertaking
21ASection 156AZ amended (Application of provisions in subpart 1)
23New Part 6 inserted
Part 6
Fibre fixed line access services
Subpart 1—General
162Purpose
163Overview
164Interpretation
165Meaning and application of claw-back
166Matters to be considered by Commission and Minister
Subpart 2—Regulating fibre fixed line access services
167Regulation of fibre fixed line access services
168Information disclosure regulation
169Price-quality regulation
170Determinations by Commission under this section
170ADeterminations must reflect actual costs of Crown financing
171When Commission must make initial section 170 determinations
172Amendment of section 170 determination
Subpart 3—Input methodologies
Input methodologies
173Purpose of input methodologies
174How published input methodologies apply
175Matters covered by input methodologies
176Initial value of fibre assets
177When input methodologies must be determined
178Commission process for determining input methodologies
179Publication of input methodologies
180Changes to input methodologies
181Review and date of publication of input methodologies
Appeals against input methodology determinations
182Appeals against input methodology determinations
183Process for appeals
184Input methodology applies pending outcome of appeal
Subpart 4—Information disclosure regulation
185Purpose of information disclosure regulation
186Effect of being subject to information disclosure regulation
187Section 170 determination to set out information disclosure requirements
188Consolidated information may also be required
189Charge for providing copies to public
190Limited exception to obligation to apply input methodologies
Subpart 5—Price-quality regulation
191Purpose of price-quality regulation
192Effect of being subject to price-quality regulation
193Section 170 determination to set out price-quality path requirements
194Maximum revenues specified in initial price-quality paths
195Wash-up mechanism for maximum revenues specified in initial price-quality paths
196Smoothing revenues and prices
197Anchor services
197Anchor services
198Direct fibre access services
198Direct fibre access services
199Unbundled fibre services
199Unbundled fibre services
200Geographically consistent pricing
200AExceptions from section 200 for trials
201Making new section 170 determination
202What happens to price-quality path if input methodologies change
203Application of Commerce Act 1986
204Modification of undertakings under section 156AD
204Modification of undertakings under section 156AD
Subpart 6—Regulatory periods
205Regulatory periods
Subpart 7—Reviews
206Anchor services review
207Price-quality review
208Deregulation review
209Application of Schedule 3
Subpart 8—Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
210Pecuniary penalty for contravening information disclosure requirement
211Order requiring information disclosure requirement to be complied with
212Offences relating to information disclosure regulation
213Pecuniary penalty for contravening price-quality requirements
214Compensation for contravention of price-quality requirement
215Offence relating to price-quality regulation
216Injunction and other orders relating to price-quality regulation
216AProceedings for pecuniary penalties
216BEvidence not otherwise admissible
217Powers of Commission under this Part
218Power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information
219Material may be incorporated by reference
Subpart 9—Appeals from Commission determinations
220Appeals in relation to Commission determinations
Subpart 10—Orders and regulations
221Order for reset date
222Persons subject to regulation under Part 6
223Anchor services
224Direct fibre access services
225Unbundled fibre services
222Persons subject to regulation under Part 6
223Anchor services
224Direct fibre access services
225Unbundled fibre services
225ARegulations under sections 224 and 225 may modify undertaking under section 156AD
226Specified points of interconnection
Part 3
Amendments related to consumer matters, consequential amendments, and other miscellaneous amendments
Subpart 1—Amendments related to consumer matters
Retail service quality monitoring Monitoring and information dissemination
24Section 9A amended (Functions of Commission in relation to sector monitoring and information dissemination)
24Section 9A replaced (Functions of Commission in relation to sector monitoring and information dissemination)
9AFunctions of Commission in relation to sector monitoring and information dissemination
24ANew section 10A inserted (Power to require supply of information to support functions of monitoring and reporting on retail service quality)
10APower to require supply of information to support functions of monitoring and reporting on retail service quality
Line of business restrictions
24BNew sections 69SA and 69SB inserted
69SAExemptions from sections 69R and 69S
69SBOther provisions relating to exemptions
Clarification of meaning of UFB 2
24CSection 156AB amended (Interpretation)
Enforcement
25Section 156A amended (Application of section 156B)
26Section 156B amended (Enforcement actions that Commission may take)
27New section 156BA inserted (Enforcement actions that end-user may take)
156BAEnforcement actions that end-user may take
28New sections 156CA and 156CB and cross-heading inserted
Enforceable undertakings in relation to Commission RSQ code or copper withdrawal code
156CACommission may accept undertakings
156CBEnforcement of undertakings
29New sections 156MA to 156MD and cross-headings inserted
Additional remedies in relation to breach of Commission RSQ code
156MAOrder to disclose information or publish advertisement
156MBOther orders for breach of Commission RSQ code
Additional remedies in relation to breach of copper withdrawal code
156MCOther orders for breach of copper withdrawal code
156MDInjunctions for breach of copper withdrawal code
Amendments to provisions inserted by Telecommunications Amendment Act (No 2) 2006
30Section 156T replaced (Process to apply before Part may be commenced)
156TProcess to apply before Part may be commenced
31Section 156UA amended (Appointment of consumer complaints system)
32Section 156Y amended (Requirements for consumer complaints system)
Retail service quality codes
33New Part 7 inserted
Part 7
Consumer matters
226AInterpretation
Retail service quality codes
227Purpose of retail service quality code
228Interpretation
229Commission may issue guidelines
230Commission review of industry retail service quality codes
231Commission retail service quality code
232Contents of Commission retail service quality code
Commission 111 contact code
232ACommission 111 contact code
Process for making Commission codes
233Process for making or amending Commission retail service quality code
Dispute resolution schemes
234Dispute resolution scheme
235Disputes may be referred to industry dispute resolution scheme
236Determinations binding on scheme members and certain other parties
237Appeals against determinations
238Procedure on appeal
239Compliance with rules, binding settlements, and determinations
Commission review of industry dispute resolution schemes
240Commission review of industry dispute resolution schemes
241Purpose of dispute resolution scheme
242Purpose of dispute resolution provider
243Interrelationship of remedies
Subpart 2—Consequential and other miscellaneous amendments
34Amendments to replace references to Telecom
35Repeals
36Consequential amendments to principal Act
36AConsequential amendments to other Acts
37Miscellaneous amendments
Schedule 1
New Part 2 inserted into Schedule 1AA
Schedule 2
Amendments to Schedule 1
Schedule 3
New Schedule 2A inserted
Schedule 4
Replacing references to “Telecom” or “Telecom’s”
Schedule 5
Repeals
Schedule 6
Consequential amendments to other Acts
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: