Part 5also requires emergency call persons to share an information system that draws call information from data stored in the IPND, when it is needed.

Chapter 5 also requires emergency call persons to share an information system that draws call information from data stored in the IPND, when it is needed.

Under the Telecommunications Act 1997, it is open to the Minister to determine that a specified person other than Telstra is to provide and maintain an integrated public number database.

Part 1 Making information available for emergency call persons

22 Purpose of Part 1

(1) This Part applies to a carriage service provider who supplies a standard emergency telephone service.

(2) This Part sets out information that the provider must give to the IPND Manager for purposes that include keeping a reliable public number database that contains information to be available if an emergency call is made from a service with a public number.

Note 1 Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1997 sets out obligations on the providers of public mobile telecommunications services to provide customer information to the IPND Manager.

Note 2 The document known as Industry Code ACIF C555:2007 Integrated Public Number Database (IPND), prepared by Communications Alliance Limited, places additional obligations on carriage service providers in relation to the IPND.

Note: The document is available from Communications Alliance Ltd.