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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2013-2014-2015
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Telecommunications (Numbering
Charges) Amendment Bill 2015
No. , 2015
(Communications)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Telecommunications
(Numbering Charges) Act 1997, and for related
purposes
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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997
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No. , 2015
Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Telecommunications
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(Numbering Charges) Act 1997, and for related
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purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Numbering
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Charges) Amendment Act 2015.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The later of:
(a) the start of the day after this Act receives
the Royal Assent; and
(b) immediately after the commencement of
the Communications Legislation
Amendment (Deregulation and Other
Measures) Act 2015.
However, the provisions do not commence
at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b)
does not occur.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997
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1 Section 5 (definition of allocation)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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allocation, in relation to a number, means the allocation of the
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number in accordance with:
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(a) an allocation system; or
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(b) the rules and processes published by the numbering scheme
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manager; or
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(c) if there is no numbering scheme manager--the numbering
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plan made by the ACMA.
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2 Section 5
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Insert:
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numbering scheme manager has the same meaning as in the
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Telecommunications Act 1997.
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ported, in relation to a number issued to a customer for a carriage
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service, means that the carriage service provider or the carrier
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network involved in providing the service, or both, is changed
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while the customer continues to receive the carriage service using
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the number.
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3 Section 5 (definition of surrendered)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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surrendered, in relation to a number, means surrendered in
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accordance with:
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(a) the rules and processes published by the numbering scheme
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manager; or
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(b) if there is no numbering scheme manager--the numbering
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plan made by the ACMA.
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4 Section 5 (definition of transferred)
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Omit "meaning", substitute "meanings".
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Schedule 1 Amendments
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5 Section 5 (definition of withdrawn)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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withdrawn, in relation to a number, means withdrawn in
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accordance with:
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(a) the rules and processes published by the numbering scheme
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manager; or
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(b) if there is no numbering scheme manager--the numbering
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plan made by the ACMA.
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6 Before subsection 5A(1)
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Insert:
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(1A) A number is transferred if it is transferred in accordance with:
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(a) the rules and processes published by the numbering scheme
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manager; or
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(b) if there is no numbering scheme manager--the numbering
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plan made by the ACMA.
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7 Subsection 5A(2)
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After "notice of the transfer", insert ", and also give the notice to the
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numbering scheme manager if there is one".
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8 Subsection 17(2)
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Omit "in accordance with the numbering plan".
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