Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
76AADesignated broadband services
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76AA Designated broadband services
(1) For the purposes of this Part, designated broadband service means a carriage service that is supplied using a local access line, where: (a) the carriage service enables end‑users to download communications; and (b) the local access line is part of the infrastructure of a telecommunications network in Australia; and (c) the local access line is technically capable of being used to supply a superfast carriage service; but does not include: (d) a carriage service that can only be used by an end‑user to make and receive voice calls; or (e) a carriage service that can only be used by an end‑user to view one or more broadcast television streams; or (f) a carriage service that belongs to a class determined under subsection (2).
Note: See also section 102ZH.
(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine one or more classes of carriage service for the purposes of paragraph (1)(f).
Note: See also section 102ZFB (disallowance of determinations).