TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2001

This compilation was prepared on 16 December 2011
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 209

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 5

1.2 Commencement [see Note 1] 5

1.3 Telecommunications Regulations 1998 -- repeal 5

1.4 Telecommunications (Compliance with International Agreements) Regulations 1997 -- repeal 5

1.5 Telecommunications (Service Provider Determinations) Regulations 1997 -- repeal 5

1.6 Telecommunications (Standard Agreements) Regulations -- repeal 5

1.7 Definitions 6

Part 2 Network units

Part 3 Service providers

Division 3.1 Preliminary

3.1 Purpose 8

3.2 Definitions 8

Division 3.2 Pre-paid carriage services

3.3 Collecting information for selling a pre-paid carriage service -- purchaser at point of sale 9

3.4 Verification and identity checks for selling a pre-paid carriage service -- purchaser at point of sale 10

3.5 Collection of information, verification and identity checks -- end-user after sale 10

3.6 Verification and identity checks 11

3.7 Records of information and identifying documents 12

3.8 Restriction for giving false information 12

3.9 Restriction at request of criminal law-enforcement agency 13

3.10 Telling users about the determination 13

3.11 Information in relation to the telecommunications industry 13

Division 3.3 Premium services

3.12 Service provider determination for premium services 14

Part 4 Industry codes and industry standards

4.1 ACIF industry codes -- application of s 115 16

Part 5 Protection of communications

5.1 Criminal law-enforcement agencies (Act s 282 (10)) 18

5.1A Disclosure of information to National Relay Service provider (Act s 292 (1)) 18

5.2 Disclosure of information by emergency call persons -- research about emergency service numbers (Act s 292 (3)) 19

5.3 Disclosure of information -- assistance to Royal Commission into Building and Construction Industry (Act s 292) 20

5.4 Disclosure of information -- assistance to Royal Commission into whether there has been any corrupt or criminal conduct by Western Australian police officers 21

Part 6 Technical regulation

6.1 Purpose of Part 23

6.2 Use of infringement notices 23

6.3 Contents of infringement notice 23

6.4 Service of an infringement notice 24

6.5 Extension of time to pay 25

6.6 Infringement notice may be withdrawn 26

6.7 Payment of penalty if infringement notice not withdrawn 27

6.8 Effect of payment of infringement notice penalty 27

6.9 Payment of penalty by cheque 28

6.10 Effect of this Part on institution and prosecution of proceedings 28

6.11 Matter not to be taken into account in determining sentence 28

6.12 Evidence for hearing 29

Part 7 Numbering of carriage services and regulation of electronic addressing

Part 8 Standard agreements for the supply of carriage services

8.1 Definition 31

8.2 Carriage services (Act s 479 (1)) 31

8.3 Ancillary goods (Act s 479 (1)) 31

8.4 Ancillary services (Act s 479 (1)) 31

Part 9 Standard carrier licence conditions

Part 10 Standard service provider rules

Part 11 Carriers' powers and immunities

11.1 Listed international agreements (Act, Schedule 3) 33

11.2 Designated overhead line (Act, Schedule 3) 33

Schedule 1 Listed international agreements 34

Notes 37

Notes to the Telecommunications Regulations 2001

Note 1

The Telecommunications Regulations 2001 (in force under the Telecommunications Act 1997) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2001 No. 65 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
2001 No. 65	12 Apr 2001	12 Apr 2001
2001 No. 338	21 Dec 2001	21 Dec 2001	--
2002 No. 99	23 May 2002	23 May 2002	--
2002 No. 203	6 Sept 2002	6 Sept 2002	--
2002 No. 297	4 Dec 2002	4 Dec 2002	--
2003 No. 346	23 Dec 2003	23 Dec 2003	--
2004 No. 59	13 Apr 2004	13 Apr 2004	--
2005 No. 176	9 Aug 2005 (see F2005L02192)	10 Aug 2005	--
2006 No. 236	8 Sept 2006 (see F2006L02964)	9 Sept 2006	--
2009 No. 31	23 Feb 2009 (see F2009L00697)	24 Feb 2009	--
2010 No. 19	26 Feb 2010 (see F2010L00440)	27 Feb 2010	--
2011 No. 209	15 Dec 2011 (see F2011L02695)	16 Dec 2011	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
R. 1.7......................................	am. 2003 No. 346
Part 3
Division 3.3
Div. 3.3...................................	ad. 2002 No. 297
R. 3.12....................................	ad. 2002 No. 297
Part 5
R. 5.1......................................	am. 2002 No. 297; 2004 No. 59; 2006 No. 236
R. 5.1A...................................	ad. 2002 No. 99
R. 5.1B...................................	ad. 2009 No. 31
	rep. 2010 No. 19
R. 5.3......................................	ad. 2001 No. 338
R. 5.4......................................	ad. 2002 No. 203
Part 6
Heading to Part 6.................	rs. 2003 No. 346
Note to heading to Part 6...	rep. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.1......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.2......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.3......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.4......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.5......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.6......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.7......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.8......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.9......................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.10....................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.11....................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
R. 6.12....................................	ad. 2003 No. 346
Part 11
R. 11.2....................................	ad. 2011 No. 209
Schedule 1
Schedule 1............................	am. 2005 No. 176

Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2001 - NOTES