9Premium services

9 Premium services

(1) A service provider determination in relation to the supply of premium services may relate to any of the following matters: (a) the terms and conditions on which premium services are offered or supplied; (b) the liability of a customer in respect of the supply of premium services; (c) the limitation of the liability of a customer in respect of the supply of premium services; (d) the obligation of a service provider to notify customers about matters relating to premium services; (e) the advertising of premium services; (f) restrictions on access to premium services, or on access to a particular number used in the supply of premium services supplied using a carriage service provider’s service; (g) the barring of calls to premium services, or of calls to a particular number used in the supply of premium services supplied using a carriage service provider’s service; (h) the establishment of a registration scheme for service providers that are involved in the supply of premium services; (i) the obligations of a carriage service provider in respect of premium services supplied using the carriage service provider’s service; (j) the prohibition or restriction of the imposition or collection of charges relating to the supply of carriage services or other services used in the supply of premium services; (k) the issue of bills or accounts relating to the supply of carriage services or other services used in the supply of premium services; (l) a matter relating to the supply of premium services used to access an internet service.

Note: A service provider determination may limit the circumstances in which rules set out in the determination apply to service providers: see subsection 99(1) of the Act.

(2) A premium service is any of the following services: (a) a carriage service or content service using a number with a prefix starting with 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 or 199; (b) a carriage service used to supply: (i) a content service; or (ii) another service by way of a voice call (including a call that involves a recorded or synthetic voice); using a number that includes an access code that is, in the numbering plan, specified for use with an international service, international direct dial service or international ring back price service; (c) a public mobile telecommunications service that enables an end‑user to access a proprietary network.