Telecommunications Act 1997
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142A Definitions
In this Part:
alter, in relation to a telecommunications network or line, has a meaning affected by section 159.
associate has the meaning given by section 152.
business unit means a part of a corporation.
close proximity has a meaning affected by section 162.
corporation means a body corporate.
customer interface means an interface for the purposes of:
(a) ordering; and
(b) provisioning; and
(c) billing; and
(d) service activation; and
(e) fault rectification;
in relation to the supply of local access line services.
declared service has the same meaning as in Part XIC of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
designated carriage service has the meaning given by section 142BD.
designated commencement date means the date on which Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020 commences.
electricity supply body has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011.
eligible service has the same meaning as in section 152AL of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
fixed‑line carriage service means a carriage service that is supplied using a line to premises occupied or used by an end‑user.
functional includes organisational.
functional separation undertaking means:
(a) a standard functional separation undertaking; or
(b) a joint functional separation undertaking.
fundamental provision of a functional separation undertaking has the meaning given by subsection 151A(9) or 151C(9).
gas supply body has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011.
joint functional separation undertaking means an undertaking under section 151C.
local access line has the meaning given by section 158.