1Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001

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Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001

as amended

made under subsection 9G (1) of the

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

This compilation was prepared on 16 July 2003
taking into account amendments up to Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 1 of 2001)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

4 Universal service areas

Schedule 1 Universal service areas

Schedule 2 Map of Universal Service Areas in central-west Victoria and south-east South Australia

Schedule 3 Map of Universal Service Areas in north-east New South Wales and inland south-east Queensland

Notes

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination may be cited as the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001.

2 Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2001.

3 Definitions

In this Determination:

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

census collection district means an area defined as a census collection district by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (ABS Catalogue no. 1216.0) 1996 edition.

local government area means an area defined as a local government
area by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)
(ABS Catalogue no. 1216.0) 2000 edition.

urban centre and locality means an area defined as an urban centre
and locality by the Statistical Geography: Volume 3 — Australian
Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Urban Centre/Localities (ABS Catalogue no. 2909.0) 1997 edition.

Note The spatial representation of census collection districts, local government areas, and urban centres and localities can be obtained from a number of secondary providers of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) spatial information. See the ABS for further information.

4 Universal service areas

For the purposes of section 9G of the Act, the service areas described in Schedule 1 are determined as universal service areas in respect of the obligation referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act (dealing with the standard telephone service).