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Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012
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In this Act:
> access, in relation to an emergency call service, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> ACMA means the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
> administrative costs of TUSMA means:
(a) remuneration and allowances of TUSMA members; or
(b) remuneration and allowances of the CEO; or
(c) remuneration, and other employment‑related costs and expenses, in respect of members of the staff of TUSMA; or
(d) any other costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by TUSMA in connection with the performance of TUSMA’s functions or the exercise of TUSMA’s powers;
but does not include:
(e) amounts incurred under contracts made under section 13; and
(f) amounts incurred by way of grants made under section 13.
> Appropriation Act means an Act appropriating money for expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in relation to a particular financial year.
> Australia, when used in a geographical sense, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> carriage service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> carriage service provider has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> carrier has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of TUSMA.
> Chair means the Chair of TUSMA.
> constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
> contractor has the meaning given by section 13.
> customer cabling has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> customer equipment has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> designated transitional contract has the meaning given by section 24, 25 or 26.
> disability has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992.
> eligible levy period means:
(a) the 2012‑13 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
> eligible revenue for an eligible levy period has the meaning given by section 93.
> eligible revenue period means:
(a) the 2011‑12 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
> eligible revenue return means a return under section 91.
> emergency call service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> engage in conduct means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
> facility, when used in Part 2, has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> grant recipient has the meaning given by section 13.
> levy means levy imposed by the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012.
> levy amount has the meaning given by section 99.
> levy contribution factor has the meaning given by section 98.
> national broadband network has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011.
> National Relay Service means a service that provides persons who:
(a) are deaf; or
(b) have a hearing and/or speech impairment;
with access to a standard telephone service on terms, and in circumstances, that are comparable to those on which other Australians have access to a standard telephone service.
> NBN corporation has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011.
> overall levy target amount has the meaning given by section 88.
> participating person for an eligible revenue period has the meaning given by section 92.
> payphone has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
> person has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> standard telephone service has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
> Note: See also section 6.
> supply of a standard telephone service has a meaning affected by section 7.
> telecommunications industry has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
> Telecommunications Universal Service Special Account means the Telecommunications Universal Service Special Account established by section 84.
> Telstra has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
> TUSMA means the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency.
> TUSMA member means a member of TUSMA, and includes the Chair.
> vacancy, in relation to the office of a member of TUSMA, has a meaning affected by section 5.
> voice customer migration policy objective means the policy objective set out in paragraph 11(e), in so far as that objective relates to either or both of the following:
(a) customer information programs;
(b) customer cabling installation programs.