Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (Cth)

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 2000

No. 152, 2000

An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Telecommunications Act 1997

Schedule 2—Australian Communications Authority Act 1997

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 2000

No. 152, 2000

An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act 1997 and the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 December 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Act 2000.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Telecommunications Act 1997

1 Subsection 474(1) Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The ACA may, by notice in the Gazette, determine that, for the purposes of this Division, a specified person or association is a declared manager of electronic addressing in relation to a specified kind of electronic addressing and a specified kind of listed carriage service.

2 Paragraph 474(3)(b) Repeal the paragraph, substitute: (b) the ACA considers that the person or association is not managing that kind of electronic addressing to the ACA's satisfaction.

3 At the end of subsection 474(6) Add "or consumer protection".

4 Subsection 475(1) Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The ACA may, by written notice given to a declared manager of electronic addressing in relation to a particular kind of electronic addressing and a particular kind of listed carriage service, direct the manager to do, or refrain from doing, a specified act or thing relating to that kind of electronic addressing and that kind of carriage service.