291Effect of declaration: meaning of universal service carrier

##### 291 Effect of declaration: meaning of universal service carrier (1) The carrier in relation to which a declaration is in force under subsection 290(1) is the universal service carrier: (a) for Australia, except each service area in relation to which a declaration is in force under subsection 290(2); and (b) for so much of any service area as is not within such an area. (2) A carrier in relation to which a declaration is in force under subsection 290(2) in relation to a specified service area is the universal service carrier: (a) for that area; and (b) for each service area that is within that area. (3) A carrier in relation to which a declaration is in force under subsection 290(1) or (2) on the first day of a financial year is a universal service carrier in relation to that financial year.