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

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

substitute