Telecommunications Competition Act 2002 (Cth)

Telecommunications Competition Act 2002

No. 140, 2002

An Act to amend the law relating to telecommunications, and for other purposes

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

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Telecommunications Act 1997

Part 1—Pre‑selection in favour of carriage service providers

Part 2A—Industry development plans

Part 3—Access to network information

Part 4—Instruments

Schedule 2—Amendment of the Trade Practices Act 1974

Part 1—Model terms and conditions relating to access to core services etc.

Part 2—Merits review of final determinations

Part 3—Duration of declarations

Part 4—Revocation of declarations of minor importance

Part 5—Service provider's reasonably anticipated requirements

Part 6—Costs of extending or enhancing the capability of a facility etc.

Part 7—Hindering the fulfilment of a standard access obligation etc.

Part 8—Backdating of final determinations

Part 9—Guidelines about the ACCC's powers to regulate anti‑competitive conduct

Part 10—Telecommunications access codes

Part 11—Exemptions from standard access obligations

Part 12—Access undertakings

Part 13—Ordering and provisioning

Part 14—Review of competition decisions

Part 15—Competition notices and advisory notices etc.

Part 16—Record‑keeping rules and disclosure directions

Telecommunications Competition Act 2002

No. 140, 2002

An Act to amend the law relating to telecommunications, and for other purposes

[Assented to 19 December 2002]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Competition Act 2002.

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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.