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Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015

made under subsection 13(1) of the

Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 1 October 2022

                   Includes amendments up to: F2022L01243

Prepared by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, Melbourne

1 Name of Determination
      This Determination is the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) (Allocation Charge) Determination 2015.
4 Interpretation
 (1) In this Determination:

      Act means the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997.

      charge has the same meaning as in section 10 of the Act.

      diamond smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a diamond smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

      gold smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a gold smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

      list of smartnumber classifications means the list of smartnumbers published on the ACMA's website that lists whether a particular smartnumber is:
               (a) a platinum smartnumber;
               (b) a diamond smartnumber;
               (c) a gold smartnumber;
               (d) an opal smartnumber; or
               (e) a silver smartnumber;
as existing on the day this Determination commences.

      opal smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as an opal smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

      Plan means the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2015.

      platinum smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a platinum smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

      silver smartnumber means a smartnumber that is listed as a silver smartnumber on the list of smartnumber classifications.

      standard smartnumber means a smartnumber that is not:
               (a) a platinum smartnumber;
               (b) a diamond smartnumber;
               (c) a gold smartnumber;
               (d) an opal smartnumber; or
               (e) a silver smartnumber.
Note  In accordance with paragraph 13(1)(b) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, other expressions in this Determination have the same meaning as in the Act, including:
                    * ACMA (see section 5)
                    * allocation (see section 5)
                    * carriage service provider (see section 5)
                    * number (see section 5)
                    * standard telephone service (see section 5)
 (2) In this Determination, unless the contrary intention appears, words and phrases defined in the Plan have the meaning given by the Plan, including:
               (a) access code;
               (b) assigned unallocated smartnumber;
               (c) digital mobile number;
               (d) freephone number;
               (e) geographic number;
               (f) international signalling point code;
               (g) local rate number;
               (h) mobile network code;
               (i) premium rate number;
               (j) smartnumber;
               (k) special services number;
               (l) unassigned unallocated smartnumber.
5 Determination of charges
 (1) For a number that is mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table, the amount of charge imposed on the allocation of the number is the amount in column 2 of the item.

Table 1—Charges imposed on freephone and local rate numbers (other than smartnumbers) and premium rate numbers that are 6 or 8 digits long
     Column 1                                                                 Column 2

     Number                                                                   Charge