Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1991 No. 98 of 1991 - SECT 92

92. (1) Subject to this section, a person must not supply a
telecommunications service:

   (a)  between distinct places within Australia; or

   (b)  between a place within Australia and a place outside Australia; by the
        use of satellite-based facilities.

(2) A general carrier may supply a telecommunications service as mentioned in
subsection (1).

(3) A person may supply a telecommunications service as mentioned in
subsection (1) if the only use of satellite-based facilities for or in
relation to the supply of that service is use for or in relation to the supply
of a telecommunications service that, or of 2 or more telecommunications
services each of which, is supplied by a general carrier and:

   (a)  is used by the person for or in relation to the supply of the
        first-mentioned service; or

   (b)  is the first in a series of telecommunications services:

   (i)  the last telecommunications service in which is the first-mentioned
        service; and

   (ii) each telecommunications service in which (other than the last) is used
        for or in relation to the supply of the next
        telecommunications service in the series.