Commonwealth legislation

Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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What this does This declaration sets an 18-month "deferral period" (delay) that affects when certain rules about the Universal Service Obligation (USO) can take effect. The USO is the safety-net system that ensures all Australians have access to basic phone and internet services, no matter where they live.

How it works The instrument simply starts an 18-month countdown from the day the declaration is made. During this window, specific regulatory deadlines relating to USO declarations are paused under sections 8J and 8K of the Telecommunications Act.

Who it affects Mainly telecommunications companies (especially universal service providers) and government regulators who manage service guarantees. For everyday phone and internet users, this is background timing machinery that delays regulatory changes while industry or government prepares for the next phase of universal service arrangements.

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Direct links to the current provisions in Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014.

Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014

Commonwealth of Australia

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period)

Declaration 2014

I, MALCOLM BLIGH TURNBULL, Minister for Communications, make the following Declaration under paragraphs 8J(1)(d) and 8K(1)(d) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

Dated 27 May 2014.

MALCOLM TURNBULL

Minister for Communications _________________________________________________________________

1 Name of Declaration

This Declaration is the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation (First Declaration Deferral Period) Declaration 2014.

2 Commencement

This Declaration commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

3 Definitions

In this Declaration:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

Note: The term first declaration deferral period is defined in sections 8J and 8K of the Act.

4 Declaration

The 18-month period starting immediately after this Declaration is made is the first declaration deferral period for the purposes of sections 8J and 8K of the Act.

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