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Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Act 1996
No. 81, 1996
An Act relating to the dilution of the public ownership of Telstra, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title..................................1 2 Commencement..............................1 3 Schedule(s).................................2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3 Telecommunications Act 1991 3 Telstra Corporation Act 1991 11
Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Act 1996
No. 81, 1996
An Act relating to the dilution of the public ownership of Telstra, and for other purposes
[Assented to 19 December 1996]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Telstra (Dilution of Public Ownership) Act 1996.
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) The amendments of the Telstra Corporation Act 1991 made by this Act commence on 1 May 1997.
3 Schedule(s)
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended 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—Amendments
Telecommunications Act 1991
1 Subsection 38(2) After "persons in" (first occurring), insert "connection with".
2 Paragraph 38(2)(b) Omit "the quality of".
3 At the beginning of subparagraphs 38(2)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) Insert "the quality of".
4 At the end of paragraph 38(2)(b) Add: (iv) matters associated with, or incidental to, the supply of goods or services referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii); and
5 At the end of section 38 Add:
(4) The matters referred to in subparagraph (2)(b)(iv) include (but are not limited to): (a) the timeliness and comprehensibility of bills; and (b) the procedures to be followed by carriers to generate standard billing reports in order to assist in the investigation of consumer complaints about bills; and (c) any other matter relating to customer billing.
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