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Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991

No. 99, 1991

Compilation No. 3

Compilation date:   1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 33, 2016

Registered:    18 July 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Part 2—Transitional provisions
3 Interpretation
4 Application
5 Pre‑existing notifications and directions to AUSTEL
6 Pre‑existing advisory committees established by AUSTEL
7 Existing carriers may continue to operate pending grant of licences
8 Disclosure of pre‑existing communications
9 Relief in respect of past infringing conduct
10 Pre‑existing interconnection rights
11 Pre‑existing class licences
12 Pre‑existing eligible services
13 Pre‑existing numbers
14 Effect of standards determined under section 106 of the Telecommunications Act 1989
15 Pre‑existing authorities for connection of customer equipment
16 Pre‑existing licences for performing cabling work
17 Pre‑existing delegations by AUSTEL
18 Continuation of investigations
19 Existing members and associate members of AUSTEL
20 Existing regulations under Telecommunications Act 1989
21 Existing regulations under Telecommunications (Application Fees) Act 1989
22 Application of State and Territory laws to Telecom
Part 3—Repeals
23 Repeal of regulatory