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Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (59 of 1997)
- Front Matter
- Part 1 Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- Part 2 Repeals
- 3 Repeals
- 4 Compensation - constitutional safety net
- Part 3 Transitional
- Division 1 Transitional provisions relating to the merger of AUSTEL and the SMA
- 5 Definitions
- 6 Transfer of assets to the ACA
- 7 Re-transfer of assets
- 8 Transfer of liabilities to the ACA
- 9 Re-transfer of liabilities
- 10 Transfers of land may be registered
- 11 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
- 12 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes
- 13 Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division
- 14 References in instruments to the SMA become references to the ACA
- 15 Transfer of SMA records to the ACA
- 16 Acts of the SMA to be attributed to the ACA etc.
- 17 Pending proceedings - Commonwealth a party
- 18 Pending proceedings - Spectrum Manager a party
- 19 Investigations
- 20 Public inquiries
- 21 Transfer of Ombudsman investigations
- 22 Committees
- 23 Protected name and protected symbol
- 24 Annual report
- 25 Delegation
- Division 2 Transitional provisions relating to the transfer of competition policy resources from AUSTEL to the ACCC
- 26 Definitions
- 27 Transfer of AUSTEL assets
- 28 Re-transfer of assets
- 29 Transfer of AUSTEL liabilities
- 30 Re-transfer of liabilities
- 31 Transfers of land may be registered
- 32 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
- 33 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes
- 34 Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division
- 35 Delegation
- Division 3 Transitional provisions relating to the telecommunications access regime
- 36 Modified application of Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997
- 37 Phase-out of arbitrations under section 154 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
- 38 Recognition of pre-1 July 1997 consultations by the Telecommunications Access Forum
- 39 Services covered by pre-commencement access agreements etc.
- 40 Certain mobile services supplied by Telstra
- 41 Certain connection obligations to continue in force
- 42 Compensation - constitutional safety-net
- 43 Selection - transitional arrangements
- 44 Registration of pre-commencement access agreements
- 45 Pre-1 July 1997 operation of the telecommunications access regime - references to the ACA to be read as references to AUSTEL
- 46 Deemed agreements with existing carriers - terms and conditions relating to standard access obligations
- 47 Compensation - constitutional safety-net
- Division 4 Transitional provisions relating to carrier licences
- 48 Definitions
- 49 Replacement of existing carrier licences
- 50 AUSTEL may receive applications for carrier licences before 1 July 1997
- 51 Acts of AUSTEL to be attributed to ACA
- Division 5 Transitional provisions relating to technical standards under section 244 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
- 52 Technical standards to continue in force as industry standards
- Division 6 Transitional provisions relating to indicative performance standards
- 53 Indicative performance standards to continue in force
- Division 7 Transitional provisions relating to the universal service regime
- Subdivision A Certain instruments to continue in force
- 54 Universal service obligation - payphones at specified locations
- 55 National universal service provider
- 56 Regional universal service provider
- 57 Directions about declaring net cost areas
- 58 Determinations about working out net universal service costs
- 59 Revocation and variation of instruments
- Subdivision B Phase-out of former universal service regime
- 60 Phase-out of former universal service regime
- Subdivision C The Universal Service Fund and the Universal Service Reserve
- 61 Transition from the Universal Service Fund to the Universal Service Reserve in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences on 1 July 1997
- 62 Transitional provisions that apply in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after 1 July 1997
- Division 8 Transitional provisions relating to the chart of accounts and the cost allocation manual
- 63 Chart of accounts and cost allocation manual to remain binding until record-keeping rules made
- Division 9 Transitional provisions relating to the international aspects of carriers' activities
- 64 INTELSAT and Inmarsat - policy notifications and directions to continue in force
- Division 10 Transitional provisions relating to cabling and customer equipment
- 65 Continued effect of orders relating to the connection of customer cabling and customer equipment
- 66 Continued effect of cabling licences
- 67 Declarations about application of cabling provisions
- Division 11 Transitional provisions relating to the protection of the confidentiality of communications
- 68 Confidentiality of communications carried before 1 July 1997
- 69 Confidentiality of communications carried on or after 1 July 1997
- Division 12 Transitional provisions relating to reviews and reports about the telecommunications industry
- 70 Reviews and reports for the year ending on 30 June 1997
- Division 13 Transitional provisions relating to anti-competitive conduct in the telecommunications industry
- 71 Modified application of Part XIB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997
- Division 14 Transitional provisions relating to the numbering plan
- 72 Termination time
- 73 Existing numbering provisions to continue in force for a limited period
- 74 Modification of certain references to the numbering plan
- 75 Numbers taken to be allocated at the termination time
- 76 Modified procedural requirements for first numbering plan
- Division 15 Exercise of powers by AUSTEL before relevant commencement dates
- 77 Exercise of powers by AUSTEL before 1 July 1997 - general
- 78 Definitions
- Division 16 Transitional provisions relating to eligible combined areas
- 79 Eligible combined areas
- Division 17 Transitional provisions relating to actions under sections 95 and 186 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
- 80 Actions under sections 95 and 186 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
- Division 18 Transitional provisions relating to interception capabilities
- 81 Interception capabilities
- Division 19 Transitional provisions relating to the AMPS plan
- 82 AMPS plan
- Division 20 Transitional provisions relating to technical standards about customer equipment and customer cabling
- 83 Technical standards about customer equipment and customer cabling
- Division 21 Transitional provisions relating to tariffs for the supply of carriage services
- 84 BCS tariff to continue to apply
- Division 22 Transitional provisions relating to the customer service guarantee
- 85 Definitions
- 86 Standard assumptions for the purpose of this Division
- 87 Performance standards to continue in force
- 88 Directions to continue in force
- 89 Scale of damages to continue in force
- 90 Consent by Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman to continue in force
- 91 Instruments making provision for waiver of guarantee to continue in force
- 92 Waivers to continue in force
- 93 Evidentiary certificates to continue to apply
- 94 Revocation and variation of instruments
- Division 23 Transitional provisions relating to carriers' powers and immunities
- 95 Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997 - low-impact facilities
- 96 Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997 - Code of Practice
- Part 4 Amendments
- 97 Schedule(s)
- Schedule 1 General amendments
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983
- 1 Subsection 77(2)
- 2 At the end of section 77
- Australian National Railways Commission Act 1983
- 3 Paragraph 16(4)(c)
- 4 Subsection 16(4)
- Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989
- 5 Section 11
- 6 Paragraph 18(da)
- Broadcasting Services Act 1992
- 7 Subsection 6(1) (definition of line )
- 8 Subsection 6(1) (definition of SMA )
- 9 Subsection 6(1) (definition of subscription television satellite )
- 10 Subsection 6(1) (definition of telecommunications carrier)
- 11 Subsection 6(1)
- 12 Paragraph 158(a)
- 13 Paragraph 171(2)(b)
- 14 Subsection 171(3)
- The Corporations Law set out in section 82 of the Corporations Act 1989
- 15 Subsection 600F(2) (paragraph (d) of the definition of essential service )
- Crimes Act 1914
- 16 Subsection 76A(1) (definition of carrier )
- 17 Section 85S
- 18 Section 85S
- 19 Part VIIB (heading)
- 20 Section 85ZB (definition of carrier )
- 21 Section 85ZB (definition of telecommunications network)
- 22 Section 85ZB (definition of telecommunications service)
- 23 Section 85ZBA
- 24 Section 85ZC
- 25 Section 85ZC
- 26 Section 85ZD
- 27 Section 85ZE
- 28 Section 85ZF
- 29 Subsection 85ZG(1)
- 30 Subsection 85ZG(2)
- 31 Subsection 85ZK(2)
- 32 Subsection 85ZKA(1)
- 33 Paragraph 85ZKA(2)(a)
- 34 Paragraph 85ZKA(2)(b)
- Lands Acquisition Act 1989
- 35 Paragraph 12(3)(c)
- 36 Subsection 12(3)
- Legislative Instruments Act 1997
- 37 Schedule 2 (table row relating to the Radiocommunications (Permit Tax) Act 1983 )
- 38 Schedule 2 (table rows relating to the Telecommunications Act 1991, the Telecommunications (Application Fees) Act 1991 and the Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Fees) Act 1991)
- 39 Schedule 2 (table rows relating to the Telecommunications (Numbering Fees) Act 1991, the Telecommunications (Public Mobile Licence Charge) Act 1992 and the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1991)
- Ombudsman Act 1976
- 40 Subsections 6(4D) and (4E)
- 41 Subsections 6(4D) and (4E)
- 42 Subsection 6(4F)
- Radiocommunications Taxes Collection Act 1983
- 43 Section 4 (paragraph (a) of the definition of tax )
- 44 Subsection 7A(1)
- 45 Section 10A
- 46 Transitional - determinations
- 47 Transitional - arrangements
- Sea Installations Act 1987
- 48 Schedule
- Special Broadcasting Service Act 1991
- 49 Subsection 72(3)
- 50 At the end of section 72
- Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
- 51 Subsection 5(1) (definition of carrier)
- 52 Subsection 5(1) (definition of equipment)
- 53 Subsection 5(1) (definition of facility)
- 54 Subsection 5(1) (definition of line)
- 55 Subsection 5(3)
- Telstra Corporation Act 1991
- 56 Section 3
- 57 Section 3
- 58 Subsection 9(4)
- 59 Subsection 9(4)
- 60 Subsection 19(1) (definition of carrier charge )
- 61 Subsection 19(2)
- 62 Section 22
- 63 Subsection 24(2)
- 64 Subsection 24(3)
- 65 Subsection 24(4)
- 66 Transitional - certain acts of AUSTEL to be attributed to the ACCC
- Schedule 2 Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992
- Part 1 Merger of the SMA and the ACA
- 1 Paragraph 4(e)
- 2 Section 5
- 3 Section 5 (definition of SMA)
- 4 Subsection 231(2)
- 5 Part 5.1 (heading)
- 6 Division 1 of Part 5.1 (heading)
- 7 Sections 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 and 237
- 8 Subsection 238(1)
- 9 Subsections 238(2) and (3)
- 10 Division 2 of Part 5.1
- 11 General amendments
- Part 2 Consequential amendments
- 12 Paragraphs 7(2)(b) and (3)(b)
- 13 Paragraph 67(a)
- 14 Subparagraph 107(1)(c)(i)
- 15 Subparagraph 109(1)(b)(i)
- 16 Paragraph 146(2)(b)
- 17 Subparagraph 157(2)(d)(iii)
- 18 Subparagraph 158(2)(d)(iii)
- 19 Paragraph 263(1)(b)
- 20 Section 293
- 21 Transitional - charge determinations
- Part 3 Public inquiries
- 22 Subsection 258(2)
- 23 At the end of section 259
- 24 Section 261
- Part 4 Standards and other technical regulation
- 25 Section 5
- 26 Section 5
- 27 Section 5 (definition of compliance certificate )
- 28 Section 5 (definition of recognised testing authority )
- 29 After section 9
- 30 Paragraph 101(1)(b)
- 31 Paragraph 163(1)(a)
- 32 Subsections 163(2) and (3)
- 33 Paragraph 164(b)
- 34 Subsection 165(1)
- 35 Subsection 165(2)
- 36 Subsection 167(3)
- 37 Paragraph 169(4)(a)
- 38 At the end of section 169
- 39 After section 169
- 40 Subparagraph 171(3)(b)(i)
- 41 After subparagraph 171(3)(b)(i)
- 42 Subsection 182(1)
- 43 Subsection 182(1B)
- 44 After subsection 182(2)
- 45 Subsection 182(3)
- 46 Subsection 182(4)
- 47 Subsection 182(4A)
- 48 Subsection 182(4A)
- 49 Paragraph 182(4A)(a)
- 50 Paragraph 182(4A)(b)
- 51 Paragraph 182(4A)(b)
- 52 Subsection 182(4A)
- 53 Subsection 182(6)
- 54 Section 183
- 55 Section 184
- 56 Section 185
- 57 Paragraph 186(b)
- 58 Section 186
- 59 Section 186
- 60 Section 187
- 61 Section 187
- 62 Section 187A
- 63 After section 188
- 64 Paragraph 277(1)(a)
- 65 Paragraph 277(1)(c)
- 66 Paragraph 277(1)(e)
- 67 Paragraph 279(1)(d)
- 68 After paragraph 285(q)
- 69 Subsections 300(1) and (4)
- 70 Section 314A
- 71 Transitional - procedures for making standards
- 72 Transitional - section 186 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992
- Schedule 3 Amendments consequential on the enactment of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
- Australian Communications Authority Act 1997
- 1 Section 10
- 2 Section 11
- 3 At the end of section 12
- 4 At the end of subsection 15(1)
- 5 At the end of section 19
- 6 Section 30
- 7 Paragraph 37(4)(d)
- 8 Subsection 37(6)
- 9 At the end of section 37
- 10 Subsection 40(3)
- 11 Subsection 44(2)
- 12 Section 45
- 13 Subsection 50(1)
- 14 Paragraph 50(2)(a)
- 15 Paragraph 55(1)(a)
- Schedule 4 Amendments consequential on the enactment of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
- Telecommunications Act 1997
- 1 Section 211
- 2 Section 212
- Schedule 5 Repeal of Acts
- 1 Repeal of Acts
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