88AEmergency call persons

##### 88A Emergency call persons (1) For the purposes of this Part, an emergency call person is: (a) a recognised person who operates an emergency call service; or (b) an employee of such a person; or (c) an emergency call contractor; or (d) an employee of an emergency call contractor. (2) A reference in this section to an emergency call service is a reference to a service for: (a) receiving and handling calls to an emergency service number; and (b) providing information about such calls to: (i) a police force or service; or (ii) a fire service; or (iii) an ambulance service; or (iv) a service specified in the national numbering plan for the purposes of this subparagraph; for purposes connected with dealing with the matter or matters raised by the call. (3) A reference in this section to a recognised person who operates an emergency call service is a reference to a person who: (a) operates an emergency call service; and (b) is specified, in a written determination made by AUSTEL for the purposes of this paragraph, as: (i) a national operator of emergency call services; or (ii) a regional operator of emergency call services. (4) A copy of a determination under paragraph (3)(b) is to be published in the Gazette. (5) A reference in this section to an emergency call contractor is a reference to a person who performs services for or on behalf of a recognised person who operates an emergency call service, but does not include a reference to a person who performs such services in the capacity of an employee of the person who operates the emergency call service.