Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SERVICE STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 12EA

             (1)  If a person is a primary universal service provider for a universal service area in respect of a service obligation because of subsection 12E(2):

                     (a)  the Minister must not determine any other person to be a primary universal service provider; and

                     (b)  the ACMA must not approve any other person as a competing universal service provider;

for that area in respect of that service obligation.

             (2)  Subsection (1) applies while the agreement referred to in subsection 12E(2) remains in force in relation to that area but no longer than 3 years after the commencement date for the area.

             (3)  This section applies despite anything else in this Part.