15Carriage service providers to have access to carriers and other providers

15 Carriage service providers to have access to carriers and other providers

(1) In this section, provider 1 is a carriage service provider who supplies a standard emergency telephone service.

(2) A carrier must provide provider 1 with access to the items mentioned in subsection (4):

(a) to the extent necessary to allow provider 1 to comply with this Determination; and

(b) to the extent that the carrier controls the items, or has reasonable access to the items.

(3) A carriage service provider (provider 2) must provide provider 1 with access to the items mentioned in subsection (4):

(a) to the extent necessary to allow provider 1 to comply with this Determination; and

(b) to the extent that provider 2 controls the items, or has reasonable access to the items; and

(c) whether or not provider 2 supplies a standard emergency telephone service mentioned in subsection (1).

(4) The items are:

(a) controlled carriage services; and

(b) controlled networks; and

(c) controlled facilities.

Note Section 149 of the Act deals with aspects of giving access to carriage service providers. The section also sets out arbitration provisions for disputes about access to controlled carriage services, controlled networks and controlled facilities.