Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in this Act and in the Telecommunications Act 1997 have the same meaning in this Act as they have in that Act.
(2) In this Act:
"Appropriation Act" means an Act appropriating money for expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in relation to a particular financial year.
"data call" has the meaning generally accepted within the telecommunications industry.
"eligible administrative costs" of the Commonwealth means:
(a) remuneration, and other employment - related costs and expenses, in respect of APS employees whose duties relate to the performance of the Secretary's functions, or the exercise of the Secretary's powers, under Division 3 of Part 2; or
(b) any other costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by the Commonwealth in connection with the performance of the Secretary's functions, or the exercise of the Secretary's powers, under Division 3 of Part 2;
but does not include:
(c) amounts incurred under contracts made under section 14; and
(d) amounts incurred by way of grants made under section 14.
"eligible levy period" means:
(a) the 2014 - 15 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
"eligible revenue" for an eligible levy period has the meaning given by section 45.
"eligible revenue period" means:
(a) the 2013 - 14 financial year; or
(b) a later financial year.
"eligible revenue return" means a return under section 43.
"engage in conduct" means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
"levy" means levy imposed by section 4C of the Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Act 2012 .
"levy amount" has the meaning given by section 50.
"levy contribution factor" has the meaning given by section 49.
"national broadband network" has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 .
"National Relay Service" means a service that provides persons who:
(a) are deaf; or
(b) have a hearing and/or speech impairment;
with access to a standard telephone service on terms, and in circumstances, that are comparable to those on which other Australians have access to a standard telephone service.
"NBN Co" has the same meaning as in the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 .
"overall levy target amount" has the meaning given by section 41.
"participating person" for an eligible revenue period has the meaning given by section 44.
"payphone carriage service" means a carriage service supplied by means of a payphone.
"price-related terms and conditions" means terms and conditions relating to price or a method of ascertaining price.
"primary universal service provider" has the meaning given by section 12A.
"Public Interest Telecommunications Services Special Account" means the Public Interest Telecommunications Services Special Account established by section 37.
"RTIRC" means the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee established by section 158R.
"RTIRC Chair" means the Chair of the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee.
"RTIRC member" means a member of the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee, and includes the RTIRC Chair.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department.
"service obligation" has the meaning given by section 9B.
"SMS relay service" means a service that allows users of the National Relay Service to communicate using SMS.
Note: SMS is short for short message service.
"standard telephone service" has the meaning given by section 6.
"Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman" means the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman appointed under the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme.
"Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme" means the scheme referred to in section 128.
"this Act" includes the regulations.
"universal service obligation" has the meaning given by section 9.
"universal service provider" means a primary universal service provider .
"video relay service" means a service that allows persons who:
(a) are deaf: or
(b) have a hearing and/or speech impairment;
to communicate with other persons using video as well as voice.