87Carriage service providers

#### 87 Carriage service providers Basic definition (1) For the purposes of this Act, if a person supplies, or proposes to supply, a listed carriage service to the public using: (a) a network unit owned by one or more carriers; or (b) a network unit in relation to which a nominated carrier declaration is in force; the person is a carriage service provider. International carriage service providers (2) For the purposes of this Act, if: (a) a person supplies, or proposes to supply, a listed carriage service to the public using: (i) a line link connecting a place in Australia and a place outside Australia; or (ii) a satellite‑based facility; and (b) the carriage service is mentioned in paragraph 16(1)(b) or (c); the person is a carriage service provider. Secondary users of exempt network units (3) For the purposes of this Act, if: (a) a carrier or an exempt network‑user supplies a carriage service as mentioned in any of the following provisions: (i) paragraph 45(2)(b); (ii) paragraph 47(5)(b); (iv) paragraph 47(7)(b); (v) paragraph 47(8)(b); (vi) paragraph 48(2)(d); (vii) paragraph 48(4)(b); (viii) paragraph 49(2)(b); (ix) paragraph 50(2)(c); (x) paragraph 50(5)(c); (xi) paragraph 50(7)(c); and (b) the carriage service is supplied to the public; the carrier or the exempt network‑user, as the case may be, is a carriage service provider. Declared carriage service providers (4) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a specified person who supplies, or proposes to supply, a specified listed carriage service is a carriage service provider for the purposes of this Act. A declaration under this subsection has effect accordingly. > Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003. Intermediaries (5) For the purposes of this Act, if: (a) a person (the first person), for reward, arranges, or proposes to arrange, for the supply of a listed carriage service by a carriage service provider to a third person; and (b) the first person would be a carriage service provider under subsection (1) or (2) if the person had supplied that carriage service; and (c) the commercial relationship between the first person and the third person is, or is to be, governed (in whole or in part) by an agreement between the first person and the third person that deals with one or more matters relating to the continuing supply of the service (whether or not that supply is, or is to be, for a readily ascertainable period); and (d) the conditions (if any) specified in a determination under subsection (8) are satisfied; the person is a carriage service provider. > Note: Under section 7, carriage service intermediary is defined to mean a person who is a carriage service provider under this subsection. (6) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(a), it does not matter whether the first person makes arrangements as agent for: (a) the carriage service provider; or (b) the third person; or (c) any other person. (7) The reference in paragraph (5)(a) to reward does not include a reference to remuneration received in the capacity of employee. (8) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make a determination for the purposes of paragraph (5)(d).