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Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019

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This Declaration records the Minister’s formal opinion that there are no satisfactory alternative contractual arrangements for standard telephone services and payphones (s5). Made under the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 (s3), the Declaration keeps those services governed by the Act’s consumer protection and service‑standards framework. It affects telecommunications providers, payphone operators and their customers because the Minister’s determination controls whether alternative contractual arrangements can be relied on for those services.

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019

I, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts, make the following Declaration.

Dated 28 march 2019

MITCH FIFIELD

Minister for Communications and the Arts

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Declaration

1 Name

This instrument is the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraphs 8J(3)(b) and 8K(3)(b) of the Act.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

5 Declaration

In my opinion, there are not satisfactory alternative contractual arrangements relating to:

(a) standard telephone services; and

(b) payphones.

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Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019

I, Mitch Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts, make the following Declaration.

Dated 28 march 2019

MITCH FIFIELD

Minister for Communications and the Arts

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Definitions

5 Declaration

1 Name

This instrument is the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) (Alternative Contractual Arrangements) Declaration 2019.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Authority

This instrument is made under paragraphs 8J(3)(b) and 8K(3)(b) of the Act.

4 Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

5 Declaration

In my opinion, there are not satisfactory alternative contractual arrangements relating to:

(a) standard telephone services; and

(b) payphones.

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