Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (59 of 1997)

Part 3   Transitional

Division 7   Transitional provisions relating to the universal service regime

Subdivision A   Certain instruments to continue in force

55   National universal service provider

(1) This section applies to a declaration that:

(a) was in force under subsection 290(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1991 immediately before 1 July 1997; and

(b) declared a person to be the universal service carrier for Australia.

(2) The Telecommunications Act 1997 has effect as if:

(a) the declaration were a declaration under subsection 150(1) of that Act stating that the person is the national universal service provider; and

(b) the declaration had been made immediately before 1 July 1997.

(3) For the purposes of this section, it is to be assumed that section 150 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 had commenced immediately before 1 July 1997.