A content service provider is a person who supplies broadcasting and on-line services. These providers have access rights under the Trade Practices Act 1974 . Access rules under this legislation provide a framework for determining the services to which service providers have a right to access for the purpose of providing their own competing services, and the cost at which such services will be provided to them. Industry Codes, Industry Standards and Technical Standards Industry Codes are rules or guidelines governing particular aspects of telecommunications, developed by industry. Technical Standards cover the technical parameters of customer equipment, such as cables and networks.
Priority is given to industry voluntarily developing and enforcing codes.
Thus, until 1 January 1998, the ACA could not make a standard. As described in ACIF's operating manual and guideline documents on Code Development, the majority of Codes will be submitted to the ACA for registration. These will then be enforced by industry Code Administrations and Compliance Schemes. Although industry codes are voluntary, the ACA can direct a member or section of the industry to comply with a registered code. The ACA is a regulator of the Australian communications industry.