Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a person who is:
(a) a carrier; or
(b) a carriage service provider.
(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , declare that, for the purposes of this section, a specified convention is binding in relation to the members of a specified class of persons.
(3) A person who is a member of that class must, in connection with:
(a) the operation by the person of telecommunications networks or of facilities; or
(b) the supply by the person of carriage services;
act in a way consistent with Australia's obligations under that convention.
(4) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , declare that, for the purposes of this section, a specified part of a specified convention is binding in relation to the members of a specified class of persons.
(5) A person who is a member of that class must, in connection with:
(a) the operation by the person of telecommunications networks or of facilities; or
(b) the supply by the person of carriage services;
act in a way consistent with Australia's obligations under that part of the convention.
(6) In this section:
"convention" means:
(a) a convention to which Australia is a party; or
(b) an agreement or arrangement between Australia and a foreign country;
and includes, for example, an agreement, arrangement or understanding between a Minister and an official or authority of a foreign country.