Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 No. 47 of 1997 - SECT 472

(1) The Minister may, by written instrument, determine that a specified person
(other than Telstra) is to provide and maintain an integrated public number
database.

(2) If a determination is in force under subsection (1) in relation to a
person, the person must comply with the determination.

(3) If a determination is in force under subsection (1) in relation to a
person, the Minister may, by written notice given to the person, direct the
person to do, or refrain from doing, a specified act or thing relating to the
provision or maintenance of the integrated public number database.

(4) A direction under subsection (3) may require the database to include
specified information. This subsection does not, by implication, limit
subsection (3).

(5) A determination under subsection (1) has no effect if Telstra is obliged
by a condition of a carrier licence to provide and maintain an integrated
public number database.

(6) A determination under subsection (1) is a disallowable instrument for the
purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation  Act 1901 .

(7) In this section:
public number means a number specified in the numbering plan as mentioned in
subsection 455(3).