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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2012
No. , 2012
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to telecommunications, and for other purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Part 1—Amendments commencing at the same time as section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 commences 3
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 3
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 3
Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 3
Sea Installations Act 1987 4
Telecommunications Act 1997 4
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 15
Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997 32
Part 2—Amendments relating to the National Relay Service 33
Criminal Code Act 1995 33
NRS Levy Imposition Act 1998 33
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 34
Part 3—Transitional 37
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to telecommunications, and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Act 2012 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
At the same time as section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 commences. |
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3. Schedule 1, Part 2 |
The later of: (a) 1 July 2012; and (b) the day section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 commences. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
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4. Schedule 1, Part 3 |
At the same time as section 3 of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012 commences. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
(1) Each Act, and each set of regulations, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
(2) The amendment of any regulation under subsection (1)
does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended
or repealed by the Governor-General.