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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997 - List of Sections

Section

Long Title

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title
2. Commencement
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Part 2—Repeals

3. Repeals
4. Compensation—constitutional safety net
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Part 3—Transitional

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 1—Transitional provisions relating to the merger of
AUSTEL and the SMA


5. Definitions
6. Transfer of assets to the ACA
7. Re-transfer of assets
8. Transfer of liabilities to the ACA
9. Re-transfer of liabilities
10. Transfers of land may be registered
11. This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
12. Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes
13. Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division
14. References in instruments to the SMA become references to the ACA
15. Transfer of SMA records to the ACA
16. Acts of the SMA to be attributed to the ACA etc.
17. Pending proceedings—Commonwealth a party
18. Pending proceedings—Spectrum Manager a party
19. Investigations
20. Public inquiries
21. Transfer of Ombudsman investigations
22. Committees
23. Protected name and protected symbol
24. Annual report
25. Delegation
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 2—Transitional provisions relating to the transfer of
competition policy resources from AUSTEL to the ACCC


26. Definitions
27. Transfer of AUSTEL assets
28. Re-transfer of assets
29. Transfer of AUSTEL liabilities
30. Re-transfer of liabilities
31. Transfers of land may be registered
32. This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
33. Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes
34. Lands Acquisition Act does not apply to this Division
35. Delegation
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 3—Transitional provisions relating to the
telecommunications access regime


36. Modified application of Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997
37. Phase-out of arbitrations under section 154 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
38. Recognition of pre-1 July 1997 consultations by the Telecommunications Access Forum
39. Services covered by pre-commencement access agreements etc.
40. Certain mobile services supplied by Telstra
41. Certain connection obligations to continue in force
42. Compensation—constitutional safety-net
43. Selection—transitional arrangements
44. Registration of pre-commencement access agreements
45. Pre-1 July 1997 operation of the telecommunications access regime—references to the ACA to be read as references to AUSTEL
46. Deemed agreements with existing carriers—terms and conditions relating to standard access obligations
47. Compensation—constitutional safety-net
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 4—Transitional provisions relating to carrier licences


48. Definitions
49. Replacement of existing carrier licences
50. AUSTEL may receive applications for carrier licences before 1 July 1997
51. Acts of AUSTEL to be attributed to ACA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 5—Transitional provisions relating to technical
standards under section 244 of the Telecommunications Act 1991


52. Technical standards to continue in force as industry standards
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 6—Transitional provisions relating to indicative
performance standards


53. Indicative performance standards to continue in force
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 7—Transitional provisions relating to the universal
service regime


TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Subdivision A—Certain instruments to continue in force


54. Universal service obligation—payphones at specified locations
55. National universal service provider
56. Regional universal service provider
57. Directions about declaring net cost areas
58. Determinations about working out net universal service costs
59. Revocation and variation of instruments
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Subdivision B—Phase-out of former universal service regime


60. Phase-out of former universal service regime
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Subdivision C—The Universal Service Fund and the Universal
Service Reserve


61. Transition from the Universal Service Fund to the Universal Service Reserve in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences on 1 July 1997
62. Transitional provisions that apply in a case where the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 commences after 1 July 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 8—Transitional provisions relating to the chart of
accounts and the cost allocation manual


63. Chart of accounts and cost allocation manual to remain binding until record-keeping rules made
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 9—Transitional provisions relating to the international
aspects of carriers' activities


64. INTELSAT and Inmarsat—policy notifications and directions to continue in force
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 10—Transitional provisions relating to cabling and
customer equipment


65. Continued effect of orders relating to the connection of customer cabling and customer equipment
66. Continued effect of cabling licences
67. Declarations about application of cabling provisions
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 11—Transitional provisions relating to the protection of
the confidentiality of communications


68. Confidentiality of communications carried before 1 July 1997
69. Confidentiality of communications carried on or after 1 July 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 12—Transitional provisions relating to reviews and
reports about the telecommunications industry


70. Reviews and reports for the year ending on 30 June 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 13—Transitional provisions relating to anti-competitive
conduct in the telecommunications industry


71. Modified application of Part XIB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 before 1 July 1997
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 14—Transitional provisions relating to the numbering plan


72. Termination time
73. Existing numbering provisions to continue in force for a limited period
74. Modification of certain references to the numbering plan
75. Numbers taken to be allocated at the termination time
76. Modified procedural requirements for first numbering plan
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 15—Exercise of powers by AUSTEL before relevant
commencement dates


77. Exercise of powers by AUSTEL before 1 July 1997—general
78. Definitions
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 16—Transitional provisions relating to eligible combined
areas


79. Eligible combined areas
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 17—Transitional provisions relating to actions under
sections 95 and 186 of the Telecommunications Act 1991


80. Actions under sections 95 and 186 of the Telecommunications Act 1991
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 18—Transitional provisions relating to interception
capabilities


81. Interception capabilities
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 19—Transitional provisions relating to the AMPS plan


82. AMPS plan
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 20—Transitional provisions relating to technical
standards about customer equipment and customer cabling


83. Technical standards about customer equipment and customer cabling
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 21—Transitional provisions relating to tariffs for the
supply of carriage services


84. BCS tariff to continue to apply
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 22—Transitional provisions relating to the customer
service guarantee


85. Definitions
86. Standard assumptions for the purpose of this Division
87. Performance standards to continue in force
88. Directions to continue in force
89. Scale of damages to continue in force
90. Consent by Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman to continue in force
91. Instruments making provision for waiver of guarantee to continue in force
92. Waivers to continue in force
93. Evidentiary certificates to continue to apply
94. Revocation and variation of instruments
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Division 23—Transitional provisions relating to carriers' powers
and immunities


95. Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997—low-impact facilities
96. Instrument to be made before 1 July 1997—Code of Practice
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Part 4—Amendments

97. Schedule(s)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Schedule 1—General amendments

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Schedule 2—Amendment of the Radiocommunications Act 1992

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Schedule 3—Amendments consequential on the enactment of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Schedule 4—Amendments consequential on the enactment of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997
Schedule 5—Repeal of Acts

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