Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020 (47 of 2020)

Schedule 5   NBN Co transparency

National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011

1   After section 98A

Insert:

98B Mapping data

Initial provision of mapping data

(1) NBN Co must:

(a) provide to the Secretary the following mapping data about relevant premises connected, or due to be connected, to the national broadband network:

(i) the geographical location of the relevant premises;

(ii) the address of the relevant premises;

(iii) the technology type of the connection to the national broadband network of the relevant premises; and

(b) do so within 30 days after the Secretary gives a direction to NBN Co under subsection (4).

(1A) NBN Co must:

(a) provide to the Secretary the following mapping data about each national broadband network serving area module:

(i) the boundaries and identification code for the national broadband network serving area module;

(ii) the dominant technology type of connections to the national broadband network within the national broadband network serving area module;

(iii) the date on which the majority of premises within the national broadband network serving area module were declared ready for service by NBN Co; and

(b) do so within 150 days after the Secretary gives a direction to NBN Co under subsection (4).

Subsequent provision of mapping data

(2) The Secretary may, by written notice given to NBN Co, direct NBN Co to:

(a) provide to the Secretary the following mapping data about relevant premises connected, or due to be connected, to the national broadband network:

(i) the geographical location of the relevant premises;

(ii) the address of the relevant premises;

(iii) the technology type of the connection to the national broadband network of the relevant premises; and

(b) do so within 30 days after the Secretary gives the direction to NBN Co.

(2A) The Secretary may, by written notice given to NBN Co, direct NBN Co to:

(a) provide to the Secretary the following mapping data about each national broadband network serving area module:

(i) the boundaries and identification code for the national broadband network serving area module;

(ii) the dominant technology type of connections to the national broadband network within the national broadband network serving area module;

(iii) the date on which the majority of premises within the national broadband network serving area module were declared ready for service by NBN Co; and

(b) do so within 90 days after the Secretary gives the direction to NBN Co.

Form of mapping data etc.

(3) Mapping data provided under subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A) must be in a form that allows separate maps to be produced for each technology type of connection to the national broadband network.

(4) Within 14 days after the commencement of this section, the Secretary must, by written notice given to NBN Co, direct NBN Co to ensure that mapping data provided by NBN Co under subsection (1) or (1A) complies with specified requirements in relation to any or all of the following matters:

(a) file format or formats;

(b) mapping specifications;

(c) any other matter that relates to the form of the mapping data.

(5) The Secretary may, by written notice given to NBN Co, direct NBN Co to ensure that mapping data provided by NBN Co under subsection (2) or (2A) complies with specified requirements in relation to any or all of the following matters:

(a) file format or formats;

(b) mapping specifications;

(c) any other matter that relates to the form of the mapping data.

Compliance with directions

(6) NBN Co must comply with a direction given by the Secretary under subsection (2), (2A), (4) or (5).

National Map website

(7) Before the end of the 60-day period beginning when this section commences, the Secretary must arrange for mapping data provided under subsection (1) to be made available on the National Map website (https://nationalmap.gov.au) in colour-coded format.

(7A) Before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the day on which the Secretary is provided the mapping data under subsection (1A), the Secretary must arrange for the mapping data to be made available on the National Map website (https://nationalmap.gov.au) in colour-coded format.

Definitions

(8) In this section:

national broadband network serving area module means a geographical region within NBN Co's fixed-line footprint which includes premises that are:

(a) connected to the national broadband network; and

(b) served by any of the following technology types of connection to the national broadband network:

(i) fibre to the building;

(ii) fibre to the premises;

(iii) fibre to the node;

(iv) fibre to the curb;

(v) HFC.

relevant premises means:

(a) planned premises (whether or not construction of the planned premises has commenced); or

(b) existing premises.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.

technology type of a connection to the national broadband network means:

(a) fibre to the node; or

(b) fibre to the curb; or

(c) fibre to the premises; or

(d) HFC; or

(e) fixed wireless; or

(f) satellite; or

(g) any other type of technology.