17ACarrying emergency calls to answering points: location independent communications service

17A Carrying emergency calls to answering points: location independent communications service

(1) A carriage service provider who supplies a location independent communications service must ensure that an emergency call using the service is carried to a point determined in accordance with subsection (2) or (3).

(2) For an emergency call using the emergency service number 000, the point is a point reasonably specified by the emergency call person for 000 and 112.

(3) For an emergency call using the emergency service number 106, the point is a point reasonably specified by the emergency call person for 106.

Note At the commencement of this Determination, the emergency call person for 106 was Australian Communication Exchange Limited.

(4) However, if the network carrying the emergency call does not allow direct delivery of the call to the point, or to another point where it can be answered by the relevant emergency call person, the provider must ensure that the call is delivered to the point by another network.

Note The arrangements made by the carriage service provider to ensure the call is delivered to the point by another network must be included in the arrangements mentioned in section 8.