Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00399:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00399
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 26244–29338

in relation to a distribution made under subparagraph (a)(iii) – obtains the name and business address of the authorised party and, if obtained by the authorised party, the name and residential address of the emergency-affected individual; and
         (c)       the prepaid mobile carriage service, once activated, can only remain activated for a maximum period of 30 days unless a longer period is approved in writing by the ACMA.
 (3) An approval by the ACMA under paragraph (2)(c) may apply to an individual prepaid mobile carriage service, or to a class of prepaid mobile carriage services.

      Note   A decision regarding an approval under paragraph 3.1(2)(c) may be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal after a process of internal reconsideration by the ACMA under Part 29 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
 (4) In this section:

      emergency means an actual or imminent event (such as fire, flood, storm, earthquake, explosion or terrorist act) that:

  (a) causes widespread disruption to a community; and

  (b)  requires a significant and coordinated response.
  emergency-affected individual means an individual who is unable to inhabit or access their principal place of residence as a result of an emergency.

  emergency assistance organisation means an entity, registered on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission register, that provides assistance and relief support in the aftermath of an emergency to an emergency-affected individual.
3.2 Supplying prepaid mobile carriage services to family violence-affected individuals
 (1) This section applies to a carriage service provider if the carriage service provider proposes to supply a prepaid mobile carriage service to a family violence-affected individual.
 (2) The carriage service provider is exempt from complying with section 2.3 in relation to the supply of a prepaid mobile carriage service if:
        (a)   the carriage service provider distributes end-user equipment to a family violence assistance organisation on the condition that:

          (i)     the end-user equipment is to be provided to a person who, in the reasonable belief of the family violence assistance organisation, is a family violence-affected individual; and

          (ii)  the family violence assistance organisation obtains and records the name and residential address of the family violence-affected individual unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so; and
         (b)      the carriage service provider, in relation to a distribution made under paragraph (a), obtains the name and business address of the family violence assistance organisation and, if obtained by the family violence assistance organisation, the name and residential address of the family violence-affected individual; and
         (c)      the prepaid mobile carriage service, once activated, can only remain activated for a maximum period of 30 days unless a longer period is approved in writing by the ACMA.
 (3) An approval by the ACMA under paragraph (2)(c) may apply to an individual prepaid mobile carriage service, or