Commonwealth Numbered Acts

COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1987 No. 69 of 1987 - SECT 4

4. After section 34 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Commission may, with approval of Minister, engage in other activities relating
to telecommunications

"34AA. (1) In this section, 'telecommunications service' has the same meaning
as in the Telecommunications Act 1975.

"(2) With the approval of the Minister, the Commission may engage, in
Australia, in activities relating to telecommunications (other than the
establishment, operation, provision or maintenance of telecommunications
services) in which the Commission is not otherwise authorised to engage.

"(3) Where, under subsection (2), the Minister authorises the Commission to
engage in certain activities, the Commission may, subject to this Act, do all
things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with its
engaging in those activities.".