Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00900:section:55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00900
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 55
Character Range: 59940–60644

55  National universal service provider
 (1) This section applies to a declaration that:
 (a) was in force under subsection 290(1) of the Telecommunications Act 1991 immediately before 1 July 1997; and
 (b) declared a person to be the universal service carrier for Australia.
 (2) The Telecommunications Act 1997 has effect as if:
 (a) the declaration were a declaration under subsection 150(1) of that Act stating that the person is the national universal service provider; and
 (b) the declaration had been made immediately before 1 July 1997.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, it is to be assumed that section 150 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 had commenced immediately before 1 July 1997.