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Amends Universal Service Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001
Administered by: DCITA
Registered 03 Mar 2005
Gazetted 27 Jun 2001
Date of repeal 24 Dec 2009
Repealed by Communications (Redundant Regulation) Instrument of Revocation (No. 1) 2009

Commonwealth of Australia

 

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

 

Universal Service Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001
(Amendment No. 1 of 2001)

 

I, RICHARD KENNETH ROBERT ALSTON, Minister for Communications,  Information Technology and the Arts, make the following Determination under subsection 16(1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 and subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Dated 18 June 2001.

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

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1                                  Name of Determination

This Determination is the Universal Service Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment
No. 1 of 2001)
.

2                                  Commencement

This Determination commences on gazettal.

3                                  Variation

The Universal Service Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001 made by the Minister on 11 April 2001 and notified in the Gazette on 26 April 2001 is varied as set out in Schedule 1 to this Determination.


Schedule 1          Amendments

                                      (clause 3)

[1]           Paragraph 4(a)

                     substitute

(a)   where the provider is the primary universal service provider and there is no competing universal service provider for a contestable area in respect of the relevant service obligation for the whole of the claim period—the lump sum subsidy specified in the Schedule for the relevant universal service area for the relevant claim period; or

[2]           Table under paragraph (a) of Schedule – Universal service subsidies

substitute

 

 

Universal Service Area

2001-2002

lump sum subsidy ($)

2001- 2002

 per service subsidy ($)

2002-2003

 lump sum subsidy ($)

2002-2003

 per service subsidy ($)

1

Ballina

390,125

400

365,424

370

2

Bellingen

765,838

690

437,383

390

3

Boonah

452,264

460

376,716

390

4

Byron

1,059,637

480

992,399

450

5

Cambooya (S)

506,500

500

476,110

470

6

Clifton (S)

283,500

540

273,000

520

7

Coffs Harbour

777,890

560

229,869

160

8

Copmanhurst (A)

590,700

550

547,740

510

9

Crows Nest (S)

751,230

510

707,040

480

10

Esk

386,620

550

304,017

430

11

Gatton

497,476

410

467,673

380

12

Grafton (C)

101,280

480

94,950

450

13

Ipswich

262,116

380

142,837

210

14

Kempsey (A)

1,711,680

480

1,462,060

410

15

Kyogle (A)

1,085,701

520

669,661

320

16

Laidley

253,974

360

151,298

210

17

Lismore

1,268,868

480

1,190,843

450

18

Maclean (A)

873,670

490

802,350

450

19

Nambucca

601,227

400

380,274

250

20

Pristine Waters (DC)

1,237,500

500

1,138,500

460

21

Richmond Valley

803,774

470

732,099

430

22

Severn (A)

615,830

730

539,880

640

23

Tenterfield (A)

725,400

650

669,600

600

24

Toowoomba

84,943

410

79,567

390

25

Tweed

1,004,024

450

941,190

420

26

Warwick

565,020

510

507,180

460

 

[3]           Table under paragraph (b) of Schedule – Universal service subsidies

substitute

 

 

Universal Service Area

2001-2002 lump sum subsidy ($)

2001-2002

 per service subsidy ($)

2002-2003 lump sum subsidy ($)

2002-2003

 per service Subsidy ($)

1

Ararat (RC)

514,752

380

471,747

350

2

Ballarat (C)

584,360

230

421,231

160

3

Central Goldfields (S)

247,378

190

150,388

120

4

Colac-Otway (S)

936,097

310

475,978

160

5

Corangamite (S)

691,974

250

640,770

230

6

Golden Plains (S)

1,007,962

260

874,545

230

7

Greater Bendigo (C)

965,972

150

883,826

140

8

Hepburn (S)

541,732

230

454,622

190

9

Moorabool (S)

764,615

230

430,530

130

10

Mount Alexander (S)

811,617

360

742,483

330

11

Moyne (S)

1,061,955

280

642,302

170

12

Pyrenees (S)

643,200

400

594,960

370

13

Surf Coast (S)

560,805

280

512,737

250