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TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1999 - SCHEDULE 2--Amendments

commencing not earlier than 1 January 1999

Telecommunications Act 1997

1 Subsections 480(5), (6) and (7)

Repeal the subsections.

2 After section 480

Insert:

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1999 - < SECT 480A Other information to be publicly available (1) For the purposes of this section, if a standard form of agreement formulated by a carriage service provider for the purposes of section 479 sets out terms and conditions that are applicable to the supply of goods or services to a person:

(2) The ACA may make a written determination requiring carriage service providers to:

(3) A determination under subsection (2) may specify the manner and form in which information is to be given or published.

(4) A determination under subsection (2) may make provision for customers to be informed (whether by individual notice or general publication) of, or of a summary of, any or all of their rights as customers, including their rights under Part 5 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 (which deals with the customer service guarantee).

(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not limit subsection (2).

(6) Before making a determination under subsection (2), the ACA must consult the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.

(7) A carriage service provider must comply with a determination under subsection (2).

(8) The ACA must ensure that a determination is in force under subsection (2) at all times after the commencement of this section.

(9) A determination under subsection (2) is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .



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