Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Act 2012 (44 of 2012)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Amendments commencing at the same time as section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 commences

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

57   Section 4

Before:

• 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.

insert:

• The universal service regime established by this Act is to be phased out and replaced by alternative contractual arrangements under the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012.