Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      1 Short title  
   2.      2 Commencement  
   3.      3 Repeals  
   4.      4 Compensation-constitutional safety net  
   5.      5 Definitions  
   6.      6 Transfer of assets to the ACA  
   7.      7 Re-transfer of assets  
   8.      8 Transfer of liabilities to the ACA  
   9.      9 Re-transfer of liabilities  
   10.     10 Transfers of land may be registered  
   11.     11 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials  
   12.     12 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes  
   13.     13 Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division  
   14.     14 References in instruments to the SMA become references to the ACA  
   15.     15 Transfer of SMA records to the ACA  
   16.     16 Acts of the SMA to be attributed to the ACA etc.  
   17.     17 Pending proceedings-Commonwealth a party  
   18.     18 Pending proceedings-Spectrum Manager a party  
   19.     19 Investigations  
   20.     20 Public inquiries  
   21.     21 Transfer of Ombudsman investigations  
   22.     22 Committees  
   23.     23 Protected name and protected symbol  
   24.     24 Annual report  
   25.     25 Delegation  
   26.     26 Definitions  
   27.     27 Transfer of AUSTEL assets  
   28.     28 Re-transfer of assets  
   29.     29 Transfer of AUSTEL liabilities  
   30.     30 Re-transfer of liabilities  
   31.     31 Transfers of land may be registered  
   32.     32 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials  
   33.     33 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes  
   34.     34 Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division  
   35.     35 Delegation  
   36.     36 Modified application of Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997  
   37.     37 Phase-out of arbitrations under section 154 of the Telecommunications Act 1991  
   38.     38 Recognition of pre-1 July 1997 consultations by the Telecommunications Access Forum  
   39.     39 Services covered by pre-commencement access agreements etc.  
   40.     40 Certain mobile services supplied by Telstra  
   41.     41 Certain connection obligations to continue in force  
   42.     42 Compensation-constitutional safety-net  
   43.     43 Selection-transitional arrangements  
   44.     44 Registration of pre-commencement access agreements  
   45.     45 Pre-1 July 1997 operation of the telecommunications access regime- references to the ACA to be read as references to AUSTEL  
   46.     46 Deemed agreements with existing carriers-terms and conditions relating to standard access obligations  
   47.     47 Compensation-constitutional safety-net  
   48.     48 Definitions  
   49.     49 Replacement of existing carrier licences  
   50.     50 AUSTEL may receive applications for carrier licences before 1 July 1997  
   51.     51 Acts of AUSTEL to be attributed to ACA  
   52.     52 Technical standards to continue in force as industry standards  
   53.     53 Indicative performance standards to continue in force  
   54.     54 Universal service obligation-payphones at specified locations  
   55.     55 National universal service provider  
   56.     56 Regional universal service provider  
   57.     57 Directions about declaring net cost areas  
   58.     58 Determinations about working out net universal service costs  
   59.     59 Revocation and variation of instruments  
   60.     60 Phase-out of former universal service regime  
   61.     61 Transition from the Universal Service Fund to the Universal Service Reserve in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences on 1 July 1997  
   62.     62 Transitional provisions that apply in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after 1 July 1997  
   63.     63 Chart of accounts and cost allocation manual to remain binding until record-keeping rules made  
   64.     64 INTELSAT and Inmarsat-policy notifications and directions to continue in force  
   65.     65 Continued effect of orders relating to the connection of customer cabling and customer equipment  
   66.     66 Continued effect of cabling licences  
   67.     67 Declarations about application of cabling provisions  
   68.     68 Confidentiality of communications carried before 1 July 1997  
   69.     69 Confidentiality of communications carried on or after 1 July 1997  
   70.     70 Reviews and reports for the year ending on 30 June 1997  
   71.     71 Modified application of Part XIB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997  
   72.     72 Termination time  
   73.     73 Existing numbering provisions to continue in force for a limited period  
   74.     74 Modification of certain references to the numbering plan  
   75.     75 Numbers taken to be allocated at the termination time  
   76.     76 Modified procedural requirements for first numbering plan  
   77.     77 Exercise of powers by AUSTEL before 1 July 1997-general  
   78.     78 Definitions  
   79.     79 Eligible combined areas  
   80.     80 Actions under sections 95 and 186 of the Telecommunications Act 1991  
   81.     81 Interception capabilities  
   82.     82 AMPS plan  
   83.     83 Technical standards about customer equipment and customer cabling  
   84.     84 BCS tariff to continue to apply  
   85.     85 Definitions  
   86.     86 Standard assumptions for the purpose of this Division  
   87.     87 Performance standards to continue in force  
   88.     88 Directions to continue in force  
   89.     89 Scale of damages to continue in force  
   90.     90 Consent by Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman to continue in force  
   91.     91 Instruments making provision for waiver of guarantee to continue in force  
   92.     92 Waivers to continue in force  
   93.     93 Evidentiary certificates to continue to apply  
   94.     94 Revocation and variation of instruments  
   95.     95 Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997-low-impact facilities  
   96.     96 Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997-Code of Practice  
   97.     97 Schedule(s)  
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