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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 16

Listed carriage services

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, the following carriage services are listed carriage services :

  (a)   a carriage service between a point in Australia and one or more other points in Australia;

  (b)   a carriage service between a point and one or more other points, where the first - mentioned point is in Australia and at least one of the other points is outside Australia;

  (c)   a carriage service between a point and one or more other points, where the first - mentioned point is outside Australia and at least one of the other points is in Australia.

  (2)   For the purposes of this section, a point includes a mobile or potentially mobile point, whether on land, underground, in the atmosphere, in outer space, underwater, at sea or anywhere else.

  (3)   For the purposes of this section, a point that is:

  (a)   in the atmosphere; and

  (b)   in or below the stratosphere; and

  (c)   above Australia;

is taken to be a point in Australia.

  (4)   For the purposes of this section, a point that is:

  (a)   on a satellite; and

  (b)   above the stratosphere;

is taken to be a point outside Australia.



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