Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
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9C Payphones
For the purposes of this Part, a payphone is a fixed telephone that: (a) is a means by which a standard telephone service is supplied; and (b) when in normal working order, cannot be used to make a telephone call (other than a free call or a call made with operator assistance) unless, as payment for the call, or to enable payment for the call to be collected: (i) money, or a token, card or other object, has been put into a device that forms part of, is attached to, or is located near, the telephone; or (ii) an identification number, or a code or other information (in numerical or any other form) has been input into a device that forms part of, is attached to, or is located near, the telephone; or (iii) a prescribed act has been done.