Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY ACT 2012 (NO. 43, 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Vacancy in the office of a TUSMA member  
   6.      Standard telephone service  
   7.      Supply of standard telephone services  
   8.      Crown to be bound  
   9.      Extension to external Territories  
   10.     Continuity of partnerships  

   PART 2--PUBLIC INTEREST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

           Division 1--Policy objectives

   11.     Policy objectives  
   12.     Achievement of policy objectives  

           Division 2--Contracts and grants

              Subdivision A--General

   13.     Contracts and grants  
   14.     Terms and conditions of grants  
   15.     Condition about compliance with Ministerial determination  
   16.     Exemption of designated transitional contracts from Ministerial determination  
   17.     TUSMA has powers etc. of the Commonwealth  
   18.     Conferral of powers on TUSMA  
   19.     TUSMA to notify the Minister about entering into contracts or making grants  
   20.     TUSMA to notify Minister about variations of contracts  
   21.     TUSMA to notify Minister about variations of grants  

              Subdivision B--Transitional

   22.     Transitional--standard telephone services  
   23.     Transitional--payphones  
   24.     Transitional--emergency call service  
   25.     Transitional--National Relay Service  
   26.     Transitional--continuity of supply of carriage services during the transition to the national broadband network  

           Division 3--Registers

   27.     Register of Public Interest Telecommunications Contracts  
   28.     Register of Public Interest Telecommunications Grants  

           Division 4--Monitoring of performance

   29.     Monitoring of performance  

           Division 4A--Facilitation of the voice customer migration policy objective

              Subdivision A--Access to information or documents held by a carriage service provider

   29A.    Access to information or documents held by a carriage service provider  
   29B.    Copying documents--compensation  
   29C.    Copies of documents  
   29D.    TUSMA may retain documents  
   29E.    Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected  

              Subdivision B--Disclosure of information

   29F.    Disclosure of information  

              Subdivision C--Consent to customer contact

   29G.    Consent to customer contact  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   30.     Executive power of the Commonwealth  

   PART 3--TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

           Division 1--TUSMA's establishment, functions, powers and liabilities

   31.     Establishment of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency  
   32.     Functions of TUSMA  
   33.     Powers of TUSMA  
   34.     TUSMA's liabilities are Commonwealth liabilities  
   35.     TUSMA has privileges and immunities of the Crown  

           Division 2--Constitution and membership of TUSMA etc

              Subdivision A--Constitution of TUSMA

   36.     Constitution of TUSMA  

              Subdivision B--TUSMA members

   37.     Membership of TUSMA  
   38.     Appointment of TUSMA members  
   39.     Period of appointment for TUSMA members  
   40.     Acting TUSMA members  

           Division 3--Terms and conditions for TUSMA members

   41.     Remuneration  
   42.     Disclosure of interests to the Minister  
   43.     Disclosure of interests to TUSMA  
   44.     Outside employment  
   45.     Leave of absence  
   46.     Resignation  
   47.     Termination of appointment  
   48.     Other terms and conditions  

           Division 4--Decision-making by TUSMA

   49.     Holding of meetings  
   50.     Presiding at meetings  
   51.     Quorum  
   52.     Voting at meetings etc.  
   53.     Conduct of meetings  
   54.     Minutes  

           Division 5--Delegation

   55.     Delegation by TUSMA  

           Division 6--Committees

   56.     Committees  
   57.     TUSMA may assist committees  

           Division 7--Chief Executive Officer of TUSMA

   58.     Chief Executive Officer of TUSMA  
   59.     Role  
   60.     Appointment of the CEO  
   61.     Period of appointment of the CEO  
   62.     Acting CEO  
   63.     Remuneration  
   64.     Disclosure of interests to TUSMA  
   65.     Outside employment  
   66.     Leave of absence  
   67.     Resignation  
   68.     Termination of appointment  
   69.     Other terms and conditions  
   70.     CEO not subject to direction by TUSMA on certain matters  

           Division 8--Staff of TUSMA etc

   71.     Staff of TUSMA  
   72.     Consultants  
   73.     Persons assisting TUSMA  

           Division 9--Planning and reporting obligations of TUSMA

   74.     Corporate plan  
   75.     Annual report  
   76.     Minister may require TUSMA to prepare reports or give information  

           Division 10--Ministerial directions

   77.     Minister may give directions to TUSMA  

   PART 4--ACCESS TO INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTS HELD BY AN NBN CORPORATION

   78.     Access to information or documents held by an NBN corporation  
   79.     Copying documents--compensation  
   80.     Copies of documents  
   81.     TUSMA may retain documents  
   82.     Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected  
   83.     Severability  

   PART 5--TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE SPECIAL ACCOUNT

   84.     Telecommunications Universal Service Special Account  
   85.     Credits to the Account  
   86.     Purposes of the Account  
   87.     Distribution of remaining balance of the Account  

   PART 6--ASSESSMENT, COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF LEVY

           Division 1--Overall levy target amount

   88.     Overall levy target amount  
   89.     Statement of estimate of overall levy target amount  
   90.     Statement of overall levy target amount  

           Division 2--Eligible revenue of participating persons

   91.     Participating person must lodge return of eligible revenue  
   92.     Participating person  
   93.     Eligible revenue  
   94.     Audit report to accompany eligible revenue return  
   95.     ACMA may inquire into correctness of return  
   96.     ACMA to assess eligible revenue  
   97.     Assessment based on estimate of eligible revenue  
   98.     Levy contribution factor  

           Division 3--Levy amount

   99.     Levy amount of a participating person  
   100.    ACMA to make written assessment  
   101.    Publication of assessment  

           Division 4--Assessments

   102.    Variation of assessments  
   103.    ACMA may accept statements  
   104.    Multiple assessments in the same document  

           Division 5--Collection and recovery of levy

   105.    When levy payable  
   106.    Recovery of levy  
   107.    Validity of assessment  
   108.    Evidence of assessment  
   109.    Onus of establishing incorrectness of assessment  
   110.    Set-off  
   111.    Refund of overpayment of levy  
   112.    Cancellation of certain exemptions from levy  
   113.    Commonwealth not liable to levy  
   114.    Performance bonds and guarantees  

           Division 6--Disclosure of information

   115.    Public may request information  
   116.    Request for information that is unavailable under section 115  
   117.    How the ACMA is to comply with a request  
   118.    Minister's information-gathering powers  

           Division 7--Other matters

   119.    Delegation by the Minister  
   120.    Offence of failing to lodge eligible revenue return  
   121.    Late payment penalty  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   122.    Disclosure of information to certain bodies or persons  
   123.    Review of the operation of this Act  
   124.    Compensation for acquisition of property  
   125.    Regulations