Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015

No longer in force

Administered by

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

This item is authorised by the following title:

Telecommunications Act 1997

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F2023C00366 (C03)

17 April 2023 - 24 March 2025

For transitional/saving provisions relating to the repeal of this instrument, see sections 116, 125, 127 of the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015 (F2025L00409).

Table of contents

Chapter 1—Preliminary
Chapter 2—Numbers for use
- 16 Numbers for use—public
- 17 Numbers for use—non public
Chapter 3—Specification of telephone numbers
Chapter 4—Private numbering schemes
Chapter 5—International signalling point codes and mobile network codes
Chapter 6—Allocation of numbers
Chapter 7—Special rules about smartnumbers
- Part 1—Special procedure for initial allocation of smartnumbers
- Part 2—Enhanced rights of use
Chapter 8—Transfer, surrender and withdrawal of numbers
Chapter 9—Obligations of carriage service providers
Chapter 10—Number portability
Chapter 11—General matters relating to administration, review and reporting
Chapter 12—Transitional provisions
Schedule 1—Geographic numbers
Schedule 2—Freephone numbers
- 1 Freephone numbers
Schedule 3—Local rate numbers
- 1 Local rate numbers
Schedule 4—Premium rate numbers
- 1 Premium rate numbers
Schedule 5—Special services numbers
- 1 Special services numbers that are not shared
- 2 Special services numbers that are shared
Schedule 6—Access codes
- 1 Access codes that are not shared
- 2 Access codes that are shared
Schedule 7—Size of standard unit
- 1 Size of standard unit for different types of number

Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015

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