Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SERVICE STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 109

             (1)  A reference in this Part to the applicable zone in relation to a carriage service provider and in relation to an eligible customer, being a customer in a particular standard zone, is a reference to whichever of the following is applicable:

                     (a)  if:

                              (i)  the provider is a universal service provider for the customer; and

                             (ii)  there is in force a written notice given to the ACMA by the provider nominating a specified area as a nominated area; and

                            (iii)  the customer is in the nominated area and chooses to adopt that nominated area as the applicable zone in relation to the provider and in relation to the customer;

                            the nominated area;

                     (b)  if:

                              (i)  the provider is a universal service provider for the customer; and

                             (ii)  paragraph (a) does not apply;

                            the standard zone;

                     (c)  if:

                              (i)  the provider is not a universal service provider for the customer; and

                             (ii)  there is in force a written notice given to the ACMA by the provider nominating a specified area as a nominated area; and

                            (iii)  the customer is in the nominated area;

                            the nominated area;

                     (d)  if:

                              (i)  the provider is not a universal service provider for the customer; and

                             (ii)  paragraph (c) does not apply;

                            the standard zone.

             (2)  To avoid doubt, an area nominated under subsection (1) may overlap a standard zone.

             (3)  For the purposes of this section, if:

                     (a)  a customer of a carriage service provider is in a particular area; and

                     (b)  the provider is a universal service provider for that area;

the provider is a universal service provider for the customer.