Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00900:section:56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00900
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 56
Character Range: 60644–61370

56  Regional universal service provider
 (1) This section applies to a declaration that:
 (a) was in force under subsection 290(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1991 immediately before 1 July 1997; and
 (b) declared a person to be the universal service carrier for a particular area.
 (2) The Telecommunications Act 1997 has effect as if:
 (a) the declaration were a declaration under subsection 150(2) of that Act stating that the person is the regional universal service provider for that area; 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.