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This declaration provides that there are not satisfactory alternative contractual arrangements in relation to standard telephone services and payphones for the purposes of sections 8J and 8K of the Telecommunication (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
Administered by: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Registered 08 Apr 2019
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR02-Jul-2019
Tabled Senate02-Jul-2019
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Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019

I, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts, make the following Declaration.

Dated   28 march 2019                                   

MITCH FIFIELD

Minister for Communications and the Arts

 

 

 


Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Definitions................................................................................................................................ 1

5  Declaration............................................................................................................................... 1

 

 


1  Name

                   This instrument is the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019.

2  Commencement

                   This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

                   This instrument is made under paragraphs 8J(3)(b) and 8K(3)(b) of the Act.

4  Definitions

                   In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

5  Declaration

In my opinion, there are not satisfactory alternative contractual arrangements relating to:

                     (a)  standard telephone services; and

                     (b)  payphones.