[AusNOG] From the AGD - Data Retention - Starts October 15 2015

[Paul Wilkins]

Mike,
That's exactly my point, the remit (if you dig up the actual definitions)
gets a broader interpretation than the definition of carrier. Anyone who
thinks this applies just to carriers is in for a nasty surprise.

(I am not a lawyer, this is not expert opinion)

Paul Wilkins

On 16 June 2015 at 15:30, Mike Everest <mike at duxtel.com> wrote:

> Hi Paul, all,
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> Per my understanding (having read the relevant sections of the Retention
> Act and the Telecommunications Act (the definitions are somewhat recursive,
> but it eventually comes down to whether you provide a service for carrying
> communications via electromagnetic waves - whether or not you have a
> carrier license).
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> That’s essentially the definition of a carrier, and in Australia, if you
> are a carrier then you need to be a licensed one – so, moot point maybe ;-)
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> Cheers!
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> Mike.
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