7Location independent communications services.

7 Location independent communications services.

state or territory emergency service means any of the following services:

(a) the ACT Emergency Service established under the Emergency Management Act 1999 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b) the State Emergency Service of New South Wales established under the State Emergency Service Act 1989 of New South Wales;

(c) the part of the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, established by the Fire and Emergency Act 1996 of the Northern Territory, that is not an emergency service organisation;

(d) the State Emergency Service established under the Disaster Management Act 2003 of Queensland;

(e) the State Emergency Service continued in existence as State Emergency Service South Australia under the State Emergency Service Act 1987 of South Australia;

(f) the State Emergency Service established under the Emergency Services Act 1976 of Tasmania;

(g) the Victoria State Emergency Service established under the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 1987 of Victoria;

(h) the part of the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia, established by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Act 1998 of Western Australia, that is not an emergency service organisation.

Note A number of expressions used in this Determination are defined in section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1997, and are imported into the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 under subsection 5 (1) of the Act, including:

Note:  access (in relation to an emergency call service)

Note:  ACMA (the Australian Communications and Media Authority)

Note:  carriage service intermediary

Note:  carriage service provider

Note:  carrier

Note:  controlled carriage service

Note:  controlled facility

Note:  controlled network

Note:  emergency call person

Note:  emergency call service

Note:  emergency service number

Note:  public mobile telecommunications service

Note:  recognised person who operates an emergency call service