Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
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14 Contracts and grants
(1) The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth: (a) enter into a contract; or (b) make a grant of financial assistance; for a purpose relating to the achievement of any or all of the policy objectives of this Division.
Note 1: For the policy objectives, see subsection 13(1).
Note 2: For transitional provisions, see section 22.
(2) For the purposes of this Part, if the Secretary enters into a contract with a person under subsection (1), the person is a contractor. (3) For the purposes of this Part, if the Secretary makes a grant of financial assistance to a person under subsection (1), the person is a grant recipient.