Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1991 No. 98 of 1991 - SECT 43

43. The functions of AUSTEL include administering Part 13 in relation to
assessing:

   (a)  the liability of carriers to pay levy that the Telecommunications 
        (Universal Service Levy) Act 1991 imposes in connection with ensuring
        that standard telephone services, and payphones, are reasonably
        accessible to all people in Australia; and

   (b)  the entitlement of carriers to payments out of the Universal Service
        Fund, into which that levy is paid.