Postal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (Cth)

Postal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2004

No. 69, 2004

An Act to amend legislation relating to postal services, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) 4 Application and saving provisions

Schedule 1—Amendments Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 Trade Practices Act 1974

Postal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2004

No. 69, 2004

An Act to amend legislation relating to postal services, and for related purposes

[Assented to 22 June 2004]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Postal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2004.

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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4 Application and saving provision

ACCC's new obligation

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission must fulfil its obligation under subsection 50H(2) of the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989, as inserted by item 21 of Schedule 1, within 12 months of the commencement of this Act.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989

7 Section 3 Insert:

ACCC means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

11 After paragraph 30(1)(ha) Insert: (hb) the carriage of a letter to the provider of an aggregation service, for the purposes of aggregation in order to use a bulk interconnection service (within the meaning of section 32A);

12 At the end of paragraph 30(1)(ma) Add: ; or (iii) from a member of the service to a service centre of the service (subject to subsection (1C)); or (iv) from a service centre of the service to a member of the service (subject to subsections (1C) and (1D));