Omnibus Repeal Day (Autumn 2014) Act 2014 (109 of 2014)

Schedule 2   Communications

Part 13   Amendments relating to the National Relay Service

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

206   Section 4

Omit:

• Provision is made for the National Relay Service (NRS). The NRS provides persons who are deaf or who have a hearing and/or speech impairment with access to a standard telephone service on terms, and in circumstances, that are comparable to the access other Australians have to a standard telephone service.

• The NRS provisions in this Act are to be replaced by alternative contractual arrangements under the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012.