131Determination that a class of carriage service providers must join scheme

#### 131 Determination that a class of carriage service providers must join scheme (1) The ACMA may, by legislative instrument, determine that the members of a specified class of carriage service providers must enter into the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme. (3) In deciding whether to make a determination under this section in relation to a class of carriage service providers, the ACMA must have regard to the following matters: (a) the extent to which members of that class deal with residential customers in relation to the supply of carriage services; (b) the extent to which members of that class deal with proprietors of small businesses in relation to the supply of carriage services; (c) the potential for complaints under the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme about services supplied by members of that class; (d) whether members of that class are statutory infrastructure providers (within the meaning of Part 19 of the Telecommunications Act 1997). (4) Subsection (3) does not, by implication, limit the matters to which the ACMA may have regard. (5) Before making a determination under this section, the ACMA must consult the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.