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CONTENTS
Passage History
Purpose
Background
Main Provisions
Endnotes
Contact Officer and Copyright Details
NRS Levy Imposition
Amendment Bill 1998
Date Introduced: 12 November 1998
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts
Commencement: 1 July 1999
Purpose
To amend a
reference in the NRS Levy Imposition Act 1998 to the
Telecommunications Act 1997 to the Telecommunications
(Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1998.
Background
The National Relay Service (NRS) is the service
which provides persons who are deaf or who have impaired hearing
with access to a standard telephone service on terms comparable to
those on which other Australians have access to a standard
telephone service. The NRS is legislated in Part 7A of the
Telecommunications Act 1998.
The NRS is funded by the imposition of a levy on
telecommunications carriers. The levy is imposed in proportion to
the carrier's share of the total telecommunications carrier
revenue.
Part 7A is to be repealed upon the enactment of
the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 1998 and the
provisions will be reenacted in the Telecommunications (Consumer
Protection and Service Standards) Bill 1998.
This Bill is one of a package of five Bills.(1)
Further background about this Bill is contained in the Bills Digest
for the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service
Standards) Bill 1998.
Main
Provisions
Item 1 amends the reference in
the NRS Levy Imposition Act 1998 to reflect that the NRS
provisions will be contained in the Telecommunications
(Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1998.
Item 2 makes it clear that the
NRS Levy Imposition Act 1998 continues to apply in
relation to levy for a quarter that ended on or before 30 June 1998
as if the amendment in item 1 had not been made and the repeal of
Part 7A had not occurred.
Endnotes
1. Telstra (Transition to Full Private
Ownership) Bill 1998
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill
1998
Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy)
Amendment Bill 1998
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and
Service Standards) Bill 1998
NRS Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 1998
Lee Jones
2 December 1998
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