Legal

The iiNet Group (iiNet Ltd, Westnet Pty Ltd, Internode Pty Ltd, TransACT Capital Communications Pty Ltd and Adam Internet Pty Ltd) is currently working to manage the impact to its network that has occurred as a result of severe weather on or about Monday 21 February 2022 through to Tuesday 22 February 2022 in the North West Slopes & Plains, and Central West Slopes & Plains Districts and parts of the Central Tablelands and Upper Western Districts of New South Wales.

Services are impacted in the area bounded by and including, but not limited to, the area starting at White Cliffs and heading north to the NSW/QLD border and following the border easterly past Mungindi and Boggabilla to the Yellowbank Reserve then turns south to Banoon. From Banoon the area heads southeast to Wongo Creek, southwest to Goolhi then southeast to Bunnan. The area turns southwest to Kerrabee, south to Glen Davis, southwest to Portland then south to Duckmaloi. From Duckmaloi the area heads southeast to Gurnang, northwest to Roseberg, and south to Reids Flat then northwest to Greenthorpe. The area turns north to Baldry, northwest to Albert, west to Kulwin then northwest back to White Cliffs. All suburbs and towns serviced by Telstra within these boundaries are encompassed.

Severe weather events have caused notable damage to the network, rendering some services faulty, as referred to in Telstra Wholesales Mass Service Disruption Notification which can be found at https://www.telstra.com.au/consumer-advice/customer-service/mass-service-disruption/. A copy of this notice will also be published in the Sydney Daily Telegraph on 02/03/2022.

The iiNet Group is working closely with suppliers and wholesalers to assess and repair the damage to affected services in a timely manner. Customers in these regions may experience service disruptions and delays to normal connection times and fault restoration.

As these circumstances are outside the iiNet Group’s control, iiNet is claiming an exemption under Section 21 of the Telecommunications (Customer Service Guarantee) Standard 2011 from the normal performance standards. The exemption shall apply from 22 February 2022 to 27 March 2022 inclusive. This date is indicative only; customers should anticipate that some further delays may occur.