TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997
Table of Provisions
- 1 1 Short title
- 2 2 Commencement
- 3 3 Objects
- 4 4 Regulatory policy
- 5 5 Simplified outline
- 6 6 Main index
- 7 7 Definitions
- 8 8 Crown to be bound
- 9 9 Extra-territorial application
- 10 10 Extension to external Territories
- 11 11 Extension to adjacent areas
- 12 12 Act subject to Radiocommunications Act
- 13 13 Continuity of partnerships
- 14 14 Controlled carriage services, controlled networks and controlled facilities
- 15 15 Content service
- 16 16 Listed carriage services
- 17 17 Standard telephone service
- 18 18 Access to an emergency call service
- 19 19 Recognised person who operates an emergency call service
- 20 20 Customer cabling
- 21 21 Customer equipment
- 22 22 Customer cabling and customer equipment-boundary of a telecommunications network
- 23 23 Immediate circle
- 24 24 Extended meaning of use
- 25 25 Simplified outline
- 26 26 Single line links connecting distinct places in Australia
- 27 27 Multiple line links connecting distinct places in Australia
- 28 28 Designated radiocommunications facility
- 29 29 Facilities specified in Ministerial determination
- 30 30 Line links
- 31 31 Designated radiocommunications facility
- 32 32 Public mobile telecommunications service
- 33 33 Intercell hand-over functions
- 34 34 When a base station is part of a terrestrial radiocommunications customer access network
- 35 35 Fixed radiocommunications link
- 36 36 Distinct places-basic rules
- 37 37 Properties
- 38 38 Combined areas
- 39 39 Principal user of a property
- 40 40 Eligible combined areas
- 41 41 Simplified outline
- 42 42 Network unit not to be used without carrier licence or nominated carrier declaration
- 43 43 Continuing offences
- 44 44 Supply to the public
- 45 45 Exemption-defence
- 46 46 Exemption-intelligence operations
- 47 47 Exemption-transport authorities
- 48 48 Exemption-broadcasting services
- 49 49 Exemption-electricity supply bodies
- 50 50 Exemption-line links authorised by or under previous laws
- 51 51 Exemption-Ministerial determination
- 52 52 Applications for carrier licence
- 53 53 Form of application etc.
- 54 54 Application to be accompanied by charge
- 55 55 Further information
- 56 56 Grant of licence
- 57 57 Carrier licence has effect subject to this Act
- 58 58 Refusal of carrier licence-disqualified applicant
- 59 59 Time limit on licence decision
- 60 60 Notification of refusal of application
- 61 61 Conditions of carrier licence specified in Schedule 1
- 62 62 Condition of carrier licence set out in section 152AZ of the Trade Practices Act 1974
- 63 63 Conditions of carrier licence declared by Minister
- 64 64 Consultation about declared licence conditions
- 65 65 Conditions about foreign ownership or control
- 66 66 Conditions about Telstra's ISDN obligations
- 67 67 Carrier licence conditions-special provisions
- 68 68 Compliance with conditions
- 69 69 Remedial directions-breach of condition
- 70 70 Formal warnings-breach of condition
- 71 71 Surrender of carrier licence
- 72 72 Cancellation of carrier licence
- 73 73 Collection of charges relating to carrier licences
- 74 74 Collection of charges on behalf of the Commonwealth
- 75 75 Cancellation of certain exemptions from charge
- 76 76 Commonwealth not liable to charge
- 77 77 Applications for nominated carrier declarations
- 78 78 Application to be accompanied by charge etc.
- 79 79 Form of application etc.
- 80 80 Further information
- 81 81 Making a nominated carrier declaration
- 82 82 Notification of refusal of application
- 83 83 Revocation of nominated carrier declaration
- 84 84 Register of nominated carrier declarations and carrier licences
- 85 85 Simplified outline
- 86 86 Service providers
- 87 87 Carriage service providers
- 88 88 Supply to the public
- 89 89 Exemption from definition-customers located on the same premises
- 90 90 Exemption from definition-defence
- 91 91 Exemption from definition-intelligence operations
- 92 92 Exemption from definition-transport authorities
- 93 93 Exemption from definition-broadcasting services
- 94 94 Exemption from definition-electricity supply bodies
- 95 95 Exemption from definition-Ministerial determination
- 96 96 Exemption from certain regulatory provisions-Ministerial determination
- 97 97 Content service providers
- 98 98 Service provider rules
- 99 99 Service provider determinations
- 100 100 Exemptions from service provider rules
- 101 101 Service providers must comply with service provider rules
- 102 102 Remedial directions-breach of service provider rules
- 103 103 Formal warnings-breach of service provider rules
- 104 104 Simplified outline
- 105 105 Monitoring of performance
- 106 106 Simplified outline
- 107 107 Industry codes
- 108 108 Industry standards
- 109 109 Telecommunications activity
- 110 110 Sections of the telecommunications industry
- 111 111 Participants in a section of the telecommunications industry
- 112 112 Statement of regulatory policy
- 113 113 Examples of matters that may be dealt with by industry codes and industry standards
- 114 114 Industry codes and industry standards may confer powers on the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- 115 115 Industry codes and industry standards not to deal with certain design features and performance requirements
- 116 116 Industry codes and industry standards not to deal with matters dealt with by codes and standards under Part 9 of the Broadcasting Services Act
- 117 117 Registration of industry codes
- 118 118 ACA may request codes
- 119 119 Publication of notice where no body or association represents a section of the telecommunications industry
- 120 120 Replacement of industry codes
- 121 121 Directions about compliance with industry codes
- 122 122 Formal warnings-breach of industry codes
- 123 123 ACA may determine an industry standard if a request for an industry code is not complied with
- 124 124 ACA may determine industry standard where no industry body or association formed
- 125 125 ACA may determine industry standards where industry codes fail
- 126 126 Industry standards not to be determined for certain privacy matters
- 127 127 Industry standards not to be determined during the first 180 days after commencement
- 128 128 Compliance with industry standards
- 129 129 Formal warnings-breach of industry standards
- 130 130 Variation of industry standards
- 131 131 Revocation of industry standards
- 132 132 Public consultation on industry standards
- 133 133 Consultation with ACCC and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- 134 134 Consultation with Privacy Commissioner
- 135 135 Consultation with consumer body
- 136 136 ACA to maintain Register of industry codes and industry standards
- 137 137 Simplified outline
- 138 138 Objects
- 139 139 Special meaning of Australia
- 140 140 Payphones
- 141 141 Prescribed carriage services
- 142 142 Supply of standard telephone services
- 143 143 Supply of services similar to the National Relay Service to be treated as the supply of standard telephone services
- 144 144 Supply of prescribed carriage services
- 145 145 Service area
- 146 146 Participating carriers
- 147 147 Eligible revenue
- 148 148 Approved auditor
- 149 149 Universal service obligation
- 150 150 Universal service providers
- 151 151 Effect of universal service provider declaration
- 152 152 Selection system for national universal service provider
- 153 153 Selection system for regional universal service providers
- 154 154 Selection systems-information-gathering powers
- 155 155 Multiple national universal service providers
- 156 156 Multiple regional universal service providers
- 157 157 Universal service provider must submit universal service plan
- 158 158 Universal service plans
- 159 159 Replacement of approved universal service plan
- 160 160 Approval of draft universal service plan by Minister
- 161 161 Public comment-draft plan
- 162 162 Minister to have regard to certain matters
- 163 163 Minister may formulate requirements for draft plans
- 164 164 Notification of decision
- 165 165 Variation of approved universal service plan
- 166 166 Public comment-variation of plan
- 167 167 Minister may direct the ACA to give reports and/or advice
- 168 168 Minister may direct variation or replacement of plan
- 169 169 Compliance with approved universal service plan
- 170 170 Register of universal service plans
- 171 171 Universal service charges
- 172 172 Declaration subjecting universal service charges to price control arrangements
- 173 173 Price control determinations
- 174 174 Content of price control determinations
- 175 175 Price control determinations subject to determinations under Telstra Corporation Act
- 176 176 Compliance with price control determinations
- 177 177 Simplified outline
- 178 178 Universal service provider must propose service areas for declaration as net cost areas-ordinary declaration
- 179 179 Net cost areas-ordinary declarations
- 180 180 Universal service provider may propose service areas for declaration as net cost areas-special declaration
- 181 181 Net cost areas-special declarations
- 182 182 Minister may give directions about declaring net cost areas
- 183 183 Claims for levy credit
- 184 184 No levy payable unless at least one claim for a levy credit is made
- 185 185 ACA to give copies of claims to other participating carriers
- 186 186 Net universal service cost of a universal service provider for a financial year
- 187 187 Reduction of excessive costs etc.
- 188 188 Shortfalls in revenue earned
- 189 189 ACA determinations about working out a universal service provider's net universal service cost
- 190 190 Application of determinations under section 189
- 191 191 Participating carriers must lodge returns of eligible revenue
- 192 192 ACA may inquire into the correctness of a claim or return
- 193 193 ACA to assess liabilities and entitlement
- 194 194 Explanation to the Minister if assessment not made within 270 days
- 195 195 Amendment of assessments
- 196 196 Levy debit of a participating carrier for a financial year
- 197 197 Levy debit balance of a participating carrier for a financial year
- 198 198 Levy credit balance of a universal service provider for a financial year
- 199 199 Publication of assessment
- 200 200 Public may request information
- 201 201 Request for information that is unavailable under section 200
- 202 202 How the ACA is to comply with a request
- 203 203 When levy payable
- 204 204 Levy a debt due to the Commonwealth
- 205 205 Validity of assessment
- 206 206 Evidence of assessment
- 207 207 Onus of establishing incorrectness of assessment
- 208 208 Refund of overpayment of levy
- 209 209 Cancellation of certain exemptions from levy
- 210 210 Commonwealth not liable to levy
- 211 211 Universal Service Reserve
- 212 212 Payments into Universal Service Reserve
- 213 213 Purposes of Universal Service Reserve
- 214 214 Levy distribution to a universal service provider
- 215 215 Levy not to be distributed until paid
- 216 216 Recovery of overpayments
- 217 217 Advance on account of distribution of levy
- 218 218 Repayment of excess advances
- 219 219 Levy guarantee
- 220 220 Exemptions from levy guarantee
- 221 221 Compliance with levy guarantee obligations
- 222 222 Simplified outline
- 223 223 Requirement to provide an untimed local call option
- 224 224 Untimed local call option
- 225 225 Eligible local calls
- 226 226 Benefits for customers outside standard zones
- 227 227 Standard zones
- 228 228 Applicable zones
- 229 229 Eligible customer
- 230 230 Points
- 231 231 Application of this Part
- 232 232 Simplified outline
- 233 233 Interpretation
- 234 234 Performance standards
- 235 235 Damages for breach of performance standards
- 236 236 Scale of damages for breach of performance standards
- 237 237 Evidentiary certificate issued by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- 238 238 Waiver of customer service guarantee
- 239 239 Savings of other laws and remedies
- 240 240 Breach of performance standard is not an offence
- 241 241 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 does not apply to a breach of a performance standard
- 242 242 Minister may direct the ACA about the use of its powers under this Part
- 243 243 Review of performance standards following Ministerial direction
- 244 244 Simplified outline
- 245 245 Eligible carriage service providers
- 246 246 Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme
- 247 247 Exemptions from requirement to join scheme
- 248 248 Direction to join scheme
- 249 249 Determination that a class of carriage service providers must join scheme
- 250 250 Members of scheme must comply with scheme
- 251 251 Register of members of scheme
- 252 252 Simplified outline
- 253 253 Scope of Part
- 254 254 Standard residential customer
- 255 255 Protected payments
- 256 256 Compliance with protection schemes for protected payments
- 257 257 Protection schemes for protected payments-alternative supply of standard carriage services
- 258 258 Protection schemes for protected payments-third party guarantee
- 259 259 Protection schemes for protected payments-insurance cover
- 260 260 Protection schemes for protected payments-holding of payments in trust accounts
- 261 261 Waiver of protection by customers
- 262 262 Incidental rules
- 263 263 Enforcement of protection schemes
- 264 264 Simplified outline
- 265 265 Provision of emergency call services
- 266 266 Compliance with determination
- 267 267 Access to emergency call services
- 268 268 Ministerial pricing determinations
- 269 269 Access to be provided
- 270 270 Simplified outline
- 271 271 Eligible person
- 272 272 Number-database operator and eligible number-database person
- 273 273 Information
- 274 274 Telecommunications contractor
- 275 275 Number-database contractor
- 276 276 Primary disclosure/use offence-eligible persons
- 277 277 Primary disclosure/use offence-eligible number-database persons
- 278 278 Primary disclosure/use offence-emergency call persons
- 279 279 Performance of person's duties
- 280 280 Authorisation by or under law
- 281 281 Witnesses
- 282 282 Law enforcement and protection of public revenue
- 283 283 ASIO
- 284 284 Assisting the ACA, the ACCC or the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- 285 285 Integrated public number database
- 286 286 Calls to emergency service number
- 287 287 Threat to person's life or health
- 288 288 Communications for maritime purposes
- 289 289 Knowledge or consent of person concerned
- 290 290 Implicit consent of sender and recipient of communication
- 291 291 Business needs of other carriers or service providers
- 292 292 Circumstances prescribed in the regulations
- 293 293 Uses connected with exempt disclosures
- 294 294 Generality of Subdivision not limited
- 295 295 Burden of proof
- 296 296 Performance of person's duties
- 297 297 Authorisation by or under law
- 298 298 Law enforcement and protection of public revenue
- 299 299 Assisting the ACA, the ACCC or the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman
- 300 300 Threat to person's life or health
- 301 301 Communications for maritime purposes
- 302 302 Business needs of other carriers or service providers
- 303 303 Secondary offence-contravening this Division
- 304 304 Associate
- 305 305 Certificates issued by authorised officers of enforcement agencies
- 306 306 Record of disclosures
- 307 307 Incorrect records
- 308 308 Annual reports to the ACA by carriers, carriage service providers or number-database operators
- 309 309 Monitoring by the Privacy Commissioner
- 310 310 Instrument-making powers not limited
- 311 311 Simplified outline
- 312 312 ACA's obligations
- 313 313 Obligations of carriers and carriage service providers
- 314 314 Terms and conditions on which help is to be given
- 315 315 Suspension of supply of carriage service in an emergency
- 316 316 Generality of Part not limited
- 317 317 Simplified outline
- 318 318 Scope of Division
- 319 319 Execution of warrants
- 320 320 Exemptions
- 321 321 Scope of Division
- 322 322 Requirement to provide interception capability
- 323 323 Interception capability to be provided
- 324 324 Terms and conditions-compliance with principles
- 325 325 Terms and conditions-timing of implementation of requirement
- 326 326 Meaning of interception capability
- 327 327 Expressions to have the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
- 328 328 Meaning of agency
- 329 329 Designated agency
- 330 330 Consultation about new techialogy-advisory committee established
- 331 331 Consultation about new technology-no advisory committee established
- 332 332 Exemptions
- 333 333 Simplified outline
- 334 334 Defence authority
- 335 335 Requirement to supply carriage services for defence purposes or for the management of natural disasters
- 336 336 Definitions
- 337 337 Preparation of draft agreement
- 338 338 ACA's certification of draft agreement
- 339 339 Requirement to enter into certified agreement
- 340 340 Compliance with agreement
- 341 341 Withdrawal of certification of agreement
- 342 342 Duration of agreement
- 343 343 Variation of agreement
- 344 344 Designated disaster plans
- 345 345 Carrier licence conditions about designated disaster plans
- 346 346 Service provider determinations about designated disaster plans
- 347 347 Delegation
- 348 348 Simplified outline
- 349 349 Requirement to provide pre-selection
- 350 350 When pre-selection is provided in favour of a carriage service provider
- 351 351 Pre-selection to be provided
- 352 352 Exemptions from requirement to provide pre-selection
- 353 353 Use of over-ride dial codes
- 354 354 Simplified outline
- 355 355 Calling line identification
- 356 356 Exemptions from calling line identification requirement
- 357 357 Simplified outline
- 358 358 Meaning of AMPS
- 359 359 Scope of Part
- 360 360 No new AMPS
- 361 361 AMPS to be phased out
- 362 362 Limited exemption from phase-out of AMPS
- 363 363 Competition not to be reduced
- 364 364 Simplified outline
- 365 365 INTELSAT and Inmarsat-directions to Signatories
- 366 366 Compliance with conventions
- 367 367 Rules of Conduct about dealings with international telecommunications operators
- 368 368 ACCC to administer Rules of Conduct
- 369 369 Rules of Conduct to bind carriers and carriage service providers
- 370 370 Unenforceability of agreements
- 371 371 Investigations by the ACCC
- 372 372 Reviews of the operation of this Division
- 373 373 Simplified outline
- 374 374 Part applies to networks or facilities in Australia operated by carriers or carriage service providers
- 375 375 Manager of network or facility
- 376 376 ACA's power to make technical standards
- 377 377 Adoption of voluntary standards
- 378 378 Procedures for making technical standards
- 379 379 Making technical standards in cases of urgency
- 380 380 Disability standards
- 381 381 Adoption of voluntary standards
- 382 382 Procedures for making disability standards
- 383 383 Effect of compliance with disability standards
- 384 384 ACA's power to make technical standards
- 385 385 Adoption of voluntary standards
- 386 386 Procedures for making technical standards
- 387 387 Procedures for making technical standards
- 388 388 Provision of access
- 389 389 Promotion of the long-term interests of end-users of carriage services and of services supplied by means of carriage services
- 390 Application for connection permit
- 391 391 Form of application
- 392 392 Application to be accompanied by charge
- 393 393 Further information
- 394 394 Issue of connection permits
- 395 395 Connection permit has effect subject to this Act
- 396 396 Nominees of holder
- 397 397 Duration of connection permits
- 398 398 Conditions of connection permits
- 399 399 Offence of contravening condition
- 400 400 Formal warnings-breach of condition
- 401 401 Surrender of connection permit
- 402 402 Cancellation of connection permit
- 403 403 Register of connection permits
- 404 404 Connection rules
- 405 405 Procedures for making connection rules
- 406 406 Application of labels
- 407 407 Labelling requirements
- 408 408 Requirements to apply labels-ancillary matters
- 409 409 Recognised testing authorities and competent bodies
- 410 410 Certification bodies
- 411 411 Connection of customer equipment or customer cabling-breach of section 376 standards
- 412 412 Connection of labelled customer equipment or customer cabling not to be refused
- 413 413 Supply of unlabelled customer equipment or unlabelled customer cabling
- 414 414 Applying labels before satisfying requirements under subsection 408(5)
- 415 415 Failure to retain records etc.
- 416 416 Application of labels containing false statements about compliance with standards
- 417 417 Protected symbols
- 418 418 Cabling work
- 419 419 Types of cabling work
- 420 420 Prohibition of unauthorised cabling work
- 421 421 Cabling provider rules
- 422 422 Procedures for making cabling provider rules
- 423 423 Application for cabling licence
- 424 424 Form of application
- 425 425 Application to be accompanied by charge
- 426 426 Further information
- 427 427 Grant of cabling licence
- 428 428 Time limit on licence decision
- 429 429 Notification of refusal of application
- 430 430 Cabling licence has effect subject to this Act
- 431 431 Duration of cabling licence
- 432 432 Conditions of cabling licence
- 433 433 Procedures for changing licence conditions
- 434 434 Offence of contravening condition
- 435 435 Formal warnings-breach of condition
- 436 436 Surrender of cabling licence
- 437 437 Suspension of cabling licence
- 438 438 Cancellation of cabling licence
- 439 439 ACA may limit application of Division in relation to customer cabling
- 440 440 Ministerial directions
- 441 441 Delegation
- 442 442 Register of cabling licences
- 443 443 Civil action for unauthorised connections to telecommunications networks etc.
- 444 444 Remedy for contravention of labelling requirements
- 445 445 Remedies for connection of unlabelled customer equipment or unlabelled customer cabling
- 446 446 Disconnection of dangerous customer equipment or customer cabling
- 447 447 Disconnection of customer equipment or customer cabling- protection of the integrity of networks and facilities
- 448 448 Civil action for dangerous connections to telecommunications networks etc.
- 449 449 Other remedies not affected
- 450 450 Declaration of prohibited customer equipment or prohibited customer cabling
- 451 451 Consultation on proposed declaration
- 452 452 Operation of prohibited customer equipment or customer cabling
- 453 453 Pre-commencement labels
- 454 454 Simplified outline
- 455 455 Numbering plan
- 456 456 Numbering plan-supply to the public
- 457 457 Numbering plan-allocation otherwise than in accordance with an allocation system
- 458 458 Numbering plan-rules about portability of allocated numbers
- 459 459 ACA to administer numbering plan
- 460 460 Consultation about numbering plan
- 461 461 Consultation with ACCC
- 462 462 Compliance with the numbering plan
- 463 463 Allocation system for numbers
- 464 464 Consultation about an allocation system
- 465 465 Register of allocated numbers
- 466 466 Emergency service numbers
- 467 467 Delegation
- 468 468 Collection of numbering charges
- 469 469 Collection of charges on behalf of the Commonwealth
- 470 470 Cancellation of certain exemptions from charge
- 471 471 Commonwealth not liable to charge
- 472 472 Integrated public number database
- 473 473 Letters and symbols taken to be numbers
- 474 474 Declared manager of electronic addressing
- 475 475 ACA may give directions to declared manager of electronic addressing
- 476 476 ACCC may give directions to declared manager of electronic addressing
- 477 477 ACCC's directions to prevail over the ACA's directions
- 478 478 Simplified outline
- 479 479 Standard terms and conditions apply unless excluded
- 480 480 Standard form of agreement to be publicly available
- 481 481 Standard form of agreement to be given to the ACA
- 482 482 Concurrent operation of State/Territory laws
- 483 483 Trade Practices Act not affected by this Part
- 484 484 Schedule 3
- 485 485 Simplified outline
- 486 486 When inquiry must be held
- 487 487 When inquiry may be held
- 488 488 Informing the public about an inquiry
- 489 489 Discussion paper
- 490 490 Written submissions and protection from civil actions
- 491 491 Hearings
- 492 492 Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases
- 493 493 Confidential material not to be published
- 494 494 Direction about private hearings
- 495 495 Reports on inquiries
- 496 496 When inquiry must be held
- 497 497 When inquiry may be held
- 498 498 Informing the public about an inquiry
- 499 499 Discussion paper
- 500 500 Written submissions and protection from civil actions
- 501 501 Hearings
- 502 502 Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases
- 503 503 Confidential material not to be published
- 504 504 Direction about private hearings
- 505 505 Reports on inquiries
- 506 506 ACCC's other powers not limited
- 507 507 Simplified outline
- 508 508 Matters to which this Part applies
- 509 509 Complaints to the ACA
- 510 510 Investigations by the ACA
- 511 511 Preliminary inquiries
- 512 512 Conduct of investigations
- 513 513 Complainant and certain other persons to be informed of various matters
- 514 514 Reference of matters to Ombudsman or other responsible person
- 515 515 Reference of matters to the ACCC
- 516 516 Reports on investigations
- 517 517 Publication of reports
- 518 518 Person adversely affected by report to be given opportunity to comment
- 519 519 Protection from civil actions
- 520 520 Simplified outline
- 521 521 The ACA may obtain information and documents from carriers and service providers
- 522 522 The ACA may obtain information and documents from other persons
- 523 523 Copying documents-reasonable compensation
- 524 524 Self-incrimination
- 525 525 Giving false or misleading information or evidence
- 526 526 Provision of false or misleading documents
- 527 527 Copies of documents
- 528 528 ACA may retain documents
- 529 529 ACA may make record-keeping rules
- 530 530 Compliance with record-keeping rules
- 531 531 Incorrect records
- 532 532 Simplified outline
- 533 533 Inspectors
- 534 534 Identity cards
- 535 535 Magistrate may issue warrant
- 536 536 Reasonable grounds for issuing warrant etc.
- 537 537 Contents of warrant
- 538 538 Warrants may be issued by telephone etc.
- 539 539 Provisions relating to issue of warrant by telephone etc.
- 540 540 Proceedings involving warrant issued by telephone etc.
- 541 541 When is a thing connected with an offence?
- 542 542 Offence-related searches and seizures
- 543 543 Production of identity card etc.
- 544 544 Evidence of commission of other offences
- 545 545 Emergency entry, search and seizure
- 546 546 Retention of things seized
- 547 547 Searches to monitor compliance with Part 21
- 548 548 General powers of inspectors
- 549 549 Power to require information etc.
- 550 550 Retention of documents
- 551 551 Court may order forfeiture
- 552 552 Forfeited goods may be sold
- 553 553 Offences that are going to be committed
- 554 554 Simplified outline
- 555 555 Decisions that may be subject to reconsideration by the ACA
- 556 556 Deadlines for reaching certain decisions
- 557 557 Statements to accompany notification of decisions
- 558 558 Applications for reconsideration of decisions
- 559 559 Reconsideration by the ACA
- 560 560 Deadlines for reconsiderations
- 561 561 Statements to accompany notification of decisions on reconsideration
- 562 562 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
- 563 563 Simplified outline
- 564 564 Injunctions
- 565 565 Interim injunctions
- 566 566 Discharge etc. of injunctions
- 567 567 Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply
- 568 568 Other powers of the court unaffected
- 569 569 Simplified outline
- 570 570 Pecuniary penalties for contravention of civil penalty provisions
- 571 571 Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties
- 572 572 Criminal proceedings not to be brought for contravention of civil penalty provisions
- 573 573 Simplified outline
- 574 574 Proceedings under this Act
- 575 575 Liability of corporations
- 576 576 Liability of persons other than corporations
- 577 577 Simplified outline
- 578 578 False or misleading statements
- 579 579 Simplified outline
- 580 580 ACA must have regard to conventions
- 581 581 Power to give directions to carriers and service providers
- 582 582 Simplified outline
- 583 583 Penalties for certain continuing offences
- 584 584 Procedure relating to certain continuing offences
- 585 585 Treatment of partnerships
- 586 586 Giving of documents to partnerships
- 587 587 Nomination of address for service of documents
- 588 588 Service of summons or process on foreign corporations-criminal proceedings
- 589 589 Instruments under this Act may provide for matters by reference to other instruments
- 590 590 Arbitration-acquisition of property
- 591 591 Compensation-constitutional safety net
- 592 592 Act not to affect performance of State or Territory functions
- 593 593 Funding of consumer representation, and of research, in relation to telecommunications
- 594 594 Regulations