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"access" , in relation to an emergency call service, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"ACMA" means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
"administrative costs" of TUSMA means:
(a) remuneration and allowances of TUSMA members; or
(b) remuneration and allowances of the CEO; or
(c) remuneration, and other employment-related costs and expenses, in respect of members of the staff of TUSMA; or
(d) any other costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by TUSMA in connection with the performance of TUSMA's functions or the exercise of TUSMA's powers;
but does not include:
(e) amounts incurred under contracts made under section 13; and
(f) amounts incurred by way of grants made under section 13.
"Appropriation Act" means an Act appropriating money for expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in relation to a particular financial year.
"Australia" , when used in a geographical sense, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"carriage service" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"carriage service provider" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"carrier" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of TUSMA.
"Chair" means the Chair of TUSMA.
"constitutional corporation" means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
"contractor" has the meaning given by section 13.
"customer cabling" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"customer equipment" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"designated transitional contract" has the meaning given by section 24, 25 or 26.
"disability" has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 .
(a) the 2012-13 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
"eligible revenue" for an eligible levy period has the meaning given by section 93.
"eligible revenue period" means:
(a) the 2011-12 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
"eligible revenue return" means a return under section 91.
"emergency call service" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"engage in conduct " means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
"facility" , when used in Part 2, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"grant recipient" has the meaning given by section 13.
"levy" means levy imposed by the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012 .
"levy amount" has the meaning given by section 99.
"levy contribution factor" has the meaning given by section 98.
"national broadband network" has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 .
"National Relay Service" means a service that provides persons who:
(a) are deaf; or
(b) have a hearing and/or speech impairment;
with access to a standard telephone service on terms, and in circumstances, that are comparable to those on which other Australians have access to a standard telephone service.
"NBN corporation" has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 .
"overall levy target amount" has the meaning given by section 88.
"participating person" for an eligible revenue period has the meaning given by section 92.
"payphone" has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 .
"person" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"standard telephone service" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 .
Note: See also section 6.
"supply" of a standard telephone service has a meaning affected by section 7.
"telecommunications industry" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 .
"Telecommunications Universal Service Special Account" means the Telecommunications Universal Service Special Account established by section 84.
"Telstra" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997 .
"TUSMA" means the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency.
"TUSMA member" means a member of TUSMA, and includes the Chair.
"vacancy" , in relation to the office of a member of TUSMA, has a meaning affected by section 5.
"voice customer migration policy objective" means the policy objective set out in paragraph 11(e), in so far as that objective relates to either or both of the following:
(a) customer information programs;
(b) customer cabling installation programs.