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Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012
17TUSMA has powers etc. of the Commonwealth
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#### 17 TUSMA has powers etc. of the Commonwealth
(1) TUSMA, on behalf of the Commonwealth, has all the rights, responsibilities, duties and powers of the Commonwealth in relation to the Commonwealth’s capacity as:
(a) a party to a contract entered into under section 13; or
(b) the grantor of a grant made under section 13.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1):
(a) an amount payable by the Commonwealth under a section 13 contract is to be paid by TUSMA on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
(b) an amount payable to the Commonwealth under a section 13 contract is to be paid to TUSMA on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
(c) a section 13 grant is to be paid by TUSMA on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
(d) an amount payable to the Commonwealth by way of the repayment of the whole or a part of a section 13 grant is to be paid to TUSMA on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
(e) TUSMA may institute an action or proceeding on behalf of the Commonwealth in relation to a matter that concerns:
(i) a section 13 contract; or
(ii) a section 13 grant.