Commonwealth legislation

Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Repeal Regulations 2003

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

19 of 2003

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What it does These regulations cancel (repeal) the Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Regulations 1998. Those earlier regulations provided a framework for rebates (discounts) on telecommunications services in remote areas of Australia.

Who it affects

Telecommunications companies that were claiming or administering remote area rebates under the old 1998 rules
Consumers in remote areas who may have benefited from the rebate scheme

Why it matters This ends the legal mechanism for remote area telecommunications rebates established in 1998. If no replacement scheme exists, this effectively stops government rebates for remote area phone/internet services administered under these specific regulations.

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Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Repeal Regulations 2003

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 191

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

Dated 20 February 2003

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Repeal Regulations 2003.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Regulations 1998 — repeal

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 339 is repealed.

Note

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 February 2003.

Source text

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Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Repeal Regulations 2003

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 191

Dated 20 February 2003

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

RICHARD ALSTON

Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Repeal Regulations 2003.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Telecommunications (Remote Area Rebate) Regulations 1998 — repeal

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 339 is repealed.

Note

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 February 2003.