Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      1 Short title  
   2.      2 Commencement  
   3.      3 Objects  
   4.      4 Regulatory policy  
   5.      5 Simplified outline  
   6.      6 Main index  
   7.      7 Definitions  
   8.      8 Crown to be bound  
   9.      9 Extra-territorial application  
   10.     10 Extension to external Territories  
   11.     11 Extension to adjacent areas  
   12.     12 Act subject to Radiocommunications Act  
   13.     13 Continuity of partnerships  
   14.     14 Controlled carriage services, controlled networks and controlled facilities  
   15.     15 Content service  
   16.     16 Listed carriage services  
   17.     17 Standard telephone service  
   18.     18 Access to an emergency call service  
   19.     19 Recognised person who operates an emergency call service  
   20.     20 Customer cabling  
   21.     21 Customer equipment  
   22.     22 Customer cabling and customer equipment-boundary of a telecommunications network  
   23.     23 Immediate circle  
   24.     24 Extended meaning of use  
   25.     25 Simplified outline  
   26.     26 Single line links connecting distinct places in Australia  
   27.     27 Multiple line links connecting distinct places in Australia  
   28.     28 Designated radiocommunications facility  
   29.     29 Facilities specified in Ministerial determination  
   30.     30 Line links  
   31.     31 Designated radiocommunications facility  
   32.     32 Public mobile telecommunications service  
   33.     33 Intercell hand-over functions  
   34.     34 When a base station is part of a terrestrial radiocommunications customer access network  
   35.     35 Fixed radiocommunications link  
   36.     36 Distinct places-basic rules  
   37.     37 Properties  
   38.     38 Combined areas  
   39.     39 Principal user of a property  
   40.     40 Eligible combined areas  
   41.     41 Simplified outline  
   42.     42 Network unit not to be used without carrier licence or nominated carrier declaration  
   43.     43 Continuing offences  
   44.     44 Supply to the public  
   45.     45 Exemption-defence  
   46.     46 Exemption-intelligence operations  
   47.     47 Exemption-transport authorities  
   48.     48 Exemption-broadcasting services  
   49.     49 Exemption-electricity supply bodies  
   50.     50 Exemption-line links authorised by or under previous laws  
   51.     51 Exemption-Ministerial determination  
   52.     52 Applications for carrier licence  
   53.     53 Form of application etc.  
   54.     54 Application to be accompanied by charge  
   55.     55 Further information  
   56.     56 Grant of licence  
   57.     57 Carrier licence has effect subject to this Act  
   58.     58 Refusal of carrier licence-disqualified applicant  
   59.     59 Time limit on licence decision  
   60.     60 Notification of refusal of application  
   61.     61 Conditions of carrier licence specified in Schedule 1  
   62.     62 Condition of carrier licence set out in section 152AZ of the Trade Practices Act 1974  
   63.     63 Conditions of carrier licence declared by Minister  
   64.     64 Consultation about declared licence conditions  
   65.     65 Conditions about foreign ownership or control  
   66.     66 Conditions about Telstra's ISDN obligations  
   67.     67 Carrier licence conditions-special provisions  
   68.     68 Compliance with conditions  
   69.     69 Remedial directions-breach of condition  
   70.     70 Formal warnings-breach of condition  
   71.     71 Surrender of carrier licence  
   72.     72 Cancellation of carrier licence  
   73.     73 Collection of charges relating to carrier licences  
   74.     74 Collection of charges on behalf of the Commonwealth  
   75.     75 Cancellation of certain exemptions from charge  
   76.     76 Commonwealth not liable to charge  
   77.     77 Applications for nominated carrier declarations  
   78.     78 Application to be accompanied by charge etc.  
   79.     79 Form of application etc.  
   80.     80 Further information  
   81.     81 Making a nominated carrier declaration  
   82.     82 Notification of refusal of application  
   83.     83 Revocation of nominated carrier declaration  
   84.     84 Register of nominated carrier declarations and carrier licences  
   85.     85 Simplified outline  
   86.     86 Service providers  
   87.     87 Carriage service providers  
   88.     88 Supply to the public  
   89.     89 Exemption from definition-customers located on the same premises  
   90.     90 Exemption from definition-defence  
   91.     91 Exemption from definition-intelligence operations  
   92.     92 Exemption from definition-transport authorities  
   93.     93 Exemption from definition-broadcasting services  
   94.     94 Exemption from definition-electricity supply bodies  
   95.     95 Exemption from definition-Ministerial determination  
   96.     96 Exemption from certain regulatory provisions-Ministerial determination  
   97.     97 Content service providers  
   98.     98 Service provider rules  
   99.      99 Service provider determinations  
   100.    100 Exemptions from service provider rules  
   101.     101 Service providers must comply with service provider rules  
   102.     102 Remedial directions-breach of service provider rules  
   103.     103 Formal warnings-breach of service provider rules  
   104.     104 Simplified outline  
   105.    105 Monitoring of performance  
   106.    106 Simplified outline  
   107.    107 Industry codes  
   108.    108 Industry standards  
   109.    109 Telecommunications activity  
   110.    110 Sections of the telecommunications industry  
   111.    111 Participants in a section of the telecommunications industry  
   112.    112 Statement of regulatory policy  
   113.    113 Examples of matters that may be dealt with by industry codes and industry standards  
   114.    114 Industry codes and industry standards may confer powers on the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman  
   115.    115 Industry codes and industry standards not to deal with certain design features and performance requirements  
   116.    116 Industry codes and industry standards not to deal with matters dealt with by codes and standards under Part 9 of the Broadcasting Services Act  
   117.    117 Registration of industry codes  
   118.    118 ACA may request codes  
   119.    119 Publication of notice where no body or association represents a section of the telecommunications industry  
   120.    120 Replacement of industry codes  
   121.    121 Directions about compliance with industry codes  
   122.    122 Formal warnings-breach of industry codes  
   123.    123 ACA may determine an industry standard if a request for an industry code is not complied with  
   124.    124 ACA may determine industry standard where no industry body or association formed  
   125.    125 ACA may determine industry standards where industry codes fail  
   126.    126 Industry standards not to be determined for certain privacy matters  
   127.    127 Industry standards not to be determined during the first 180 days after commencement  
   128.    128 Compliance with industry standards  
   129.    129 Formal warnings-breach of industry standards  
   130.    130 Variation of industry standards  
   131.    131 Revocation of industry standards  
   132.    132 Public consultation on industry standards  
   133.    133 Consultation with ACCC and the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman  
   134.    134 Consultation with Privacy Commissioner  
   135.    135 Consultation with consumer body  
   136.    136 ACA to maintain Register of industry codes and industry standards  
   137.    137 Simplified outline  
   138.    138 Objects  
   139.    139 Special meaning of Australia  
   140.    140 Payphones  
   141.    141 Prescribed carriage services  
   142.    142 Supply of standard telephone services  
   143.    143 Supply of services similar to the National Relay Service to be treated as the supply of standard telephone services  
   144.    144 Supply of prescribed carriage services  
   145.    145 Service area  
   146.    146 Participating carriers  
   147.    147 Eligible revenue  
   148.    148 Approved auditor  
   149.    149 Universal service obligation  
   150.    150 Universal service providers  
   151.    151 Effect of universal service provider declaration  
   152.    152 Selection system for national universal service provider  
   153.    153 Selection system for regional universal service providers  
   154.    154 Selection systems-information-gathering powers  
   155.    155 Multiple national universal service providers  
   156.    156 Multiple regional universal service providers  
   157.    157 Universal service provider must submit universal service plan  
   158.    158 Universal service plans  
   159.    159 Replacement of approved universal service plan  
   160.    160 Approval of draft universal service plan by Minister  
   161.    161 Public comment-draft plan  
   162.    162 Minister to have regard to certain matters  
   163.    163 Minister may formulate requirements for draft plans  
   164.    164 Notification of decision  
   165.    165 Variation of approved universal service plan  
   166.    166 Public comment-variation of plan  
   167.    167 Minister may direct the ACA to give reports and/or advice  
   168.    168 Minister may direct variation or replacement of plan  
   169.    169 Compliance with approved universal service plan  
   170.    170 Register of universal service plans  
   171.    171 Universal service charges  
   172.    172 Declaration subjecting universal service charges to price control arrangements  
   173.    173 Price control determinations  
   174.    174 Content of price control determinations  
   175.    175 Price control determinations subject to determinations under Telstra Corporation Act  
   176.    176 Compliance with price control determinations  
   177.    177 Simplified outline  
   178.    178 Universal service provider must propose service areas for declaration as net cost areas-ordinary declaration  
   179.    179 Net cost areas-ordinary declarations  
   180.    180 Universal service provider may propose service areas for declaration as net cost areas-special declaration  
   181.    181 Net cost areas-special declarations  
   182.    182 Minister may give directions about declaring net cost areas  
   183.    183 Claims for levy credit  
   184.    184 No levy payable unless at least one claim for a levy credit is made  
   185.    185 ACA to give copies of claims to other participating carriers  
   186.    186 Net universal service cost of a universal service provider for a financial year  
   187.    187 Reduction of excessive costs etc.  
   188.    188 Shortfalls in revenue earned  
   189.    189 ACA determinations about working out a universal service provider's net universal service cost  
   190.    190 Application of determinations under section 189  
   191.    191 Participating carriers must lodge returns of eligible revenue  
   192.    192 ACA may inquire into the correctness of a claim or return  
   193.    193 ACA to assess liabilities and entitlement  
   194.    194 Explanation to the Minister if assessment not made within 270 days  
   195.    195 Amendment of assessments  
   196.    196 Levy debit of a participating carrier for a financial year  
   197.    197 Levy debit balance of a participating carrier for a financial year  
   198.    198 Levy credit balance of a universal service provider for a financial year  
   199.    199 Publication of assessment  
   200.    200 Public may request information  
   201.    201 Request for information that is unavailable under section 200  
   202.    202 How the ACA is to comply with a request  
   203.    203 When levy payable  
   204.    204 Levy a debt due to the Commonwealth  
   205.    205 Validity of assessment  
   206.    206 Evidence of assessment  
   207.    207 Onus of establishing incorrectness of assessment  
   208.    208 Refund of overpayment of levy  
   209.    209 Cancellation of certain exemptions from levy  
   210.    210 Commonwealth not liable to levy  
   211.    211 Universal Service Reserve  
   212.    212 Payments into Universal Service Reserve  
   213.    213 Purposes of Universal Service Reserve  
   214.    214 Levy distribution to a universal service provider  
   215.    215 Levy not to be distributed until paid  
   216.    216 Recovery of overpayments  
   217.    217 Advance on account of distribution of levy  
   218.    218 Repayment of excess advances  
   219.    219 Levy guarantee  
   220.    220 Exemptions from levy guarantee  
   221.    221 Compliance with levy guarantee obligations  
   222.    222 Simplified outline  
   223.    223 Requirement to provide an untimed local call option  
   224.    224 Untimed local call option  
   225.    225 Eligible local calls  
   226.    226 Benefits for customers outside standard zones  
   227.    227 Standard zones  
   228.    228 Applicable zones  
   229.    229 Eligible customer  
   230.    230 Points  
   231.    231 Application of this Part  
   232.    232 Simplified outline  
   233.    233 Interpretation  
   234.    234 Performance standards  
   235.    235 Damages for breach of performance standards  
   236.    236 Scale of damages for breach of performance standards  
   237.    237 Evidentiary certificate issued by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman  
   238.    238 Waiver of customer service guarantee  
   239.    239 Savings of other laws and remedies  
   240.    240 Breach of performance standard is not an offence  
   241.    241 Clause 1 of Schedule 2 does not apply to a breach of a performance standard  
   242.    242 Minister may direct the ACA about the use of its powers under this Part  
   243.    243 Review of performance standards following Ministerial direction  
   244.    244 Simplified outline  
   245.    245 Eligible carriage service providers  
   246.    246 Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman scheme  
   247.    247 Exemptions from requirement to join scheme  
   248.    248 Direction to join scheme  
   249.    249 Determination that a class of carriage service providers must join scheme  
   250.    250 Members of scheme must comply with scheme  
   251.    251 Register of members of scheme  
   252.    252 Simplified outline  
   253.    253 Scope of Part  
   254.    254 Standard residential customer  
   255.    255 Protected payments  
   256.    256 Compliance with protection schemes for protected payments  
   257.    257 Protection schemes for protected payments-alternative supply of standard carriage services  
   258.    258 Protection schemes for protected payments-third party guarantee  
   259.    259 Protection schemes for protected payments-insurance cover  
   260.    260 Protection schemes for protected payments-holding of payments in trust accounts  
   261.    261 Waiver of protection by customers  
   262.    262 Incidental rules  
   263.    263 Enforcement of protection schemes  
   264.    264 Simplified outline  
   265.    265 Provision of emergency call services  
   266.    266 Compliance with determination  
   267.    267 Access to emergency call services  
   268.    268 Ministerial pricing determinations  
   269.    269 Access to be provided  
   270.    270 Simplified outline  
   271.    271 Eligible person  
   272.    272 Number-database operator and eligible number-database person  
   273.    273 Information  
   274.    274 Telecommunications contractor  
   275.    275 Number-database contractor  
   276.    276 Primary disclosure/use offence-eligible persons  
   277.    277 Primary disclosure/use offence-eligible number-database persons  
   278.    278 Primary disclosure/use offence-emergency call persons  
   279.    279 Performance of person's duties  
   280.    280 Authorisation by or under law  
   281.    281 Witnesses  
   282.    282 Law enforcement and protection of public revenue  
   283.    283 ASIO  
   284.    284 Assisting the ACA, the ACCC or the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman  
   285.    285 Integrated public number database  
   286.    286 Calls to emergency service number  
   287.    287 Threat to person's life or health  
   288.    288 Communications for maritime purposes  
   289.    289 Knowledge or consent of person concerned  
   290.    290 Implicit consent of sender and recipient of communication  
   291.    291 Business needs of other carriers or service providers  
   292.    292 Circumstances prescribed in the regulations  
   293.     293 Uses connected with exempt disclosures  
   294.    294 Generality of Subdivision not limited  
   295.    295 Burden of proof  
   296.    296 Performance of person's duties  
   297.    297 Authorisation by or under law  
   298.    298 Law enforcement and protection of public revenue  
   299.    299 Assisting the ACA, the ACCC or the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman  
   300.    300 Threat to person's life or health  
   301.    301 Communications for maritime purposes  
   302.    302 Business needs of other carriers or service providers  
   303.    303 Secondary offence-contravening this Division  
   304.    304 Associate  
   305.    305 Certificates issued by authorised officers of enforcement agencies  
   306.    306 Record of disclosures  
   307.    307 Incorrect records  
   308.    308 Annual reports to the ACA by carriers, carriage service providers or number-database operators  
   309.    309 Monitoring by the Privacy Commissioner  
   310.    310 Instrument-making powers not limited  
   311.    311 Simplified outline  
   312.    312 ACA's obligations  
   313.    313 Obligations of carriers and carriage service providers  
   314.    314 Terms and conditions on which help is to be given  
   315.    315 Suspension of supply of carriage service in an emergency  
   316.    316 Generality of Part not limited  
   317.    317 Simplified outline  
   318.    318 Scope of Division  
   319.    319 Execution of warrants  
   320.    320 Exemptions  
   321.    321 Scope of Division  
   322.    322 Requirement to provide interception capability  
   323.    323 Interception capability to be provided  
   324.    324 Terms and conditions-compliance with principles  
   325.    325 Terms and conditions-timing of implementation of requirement  
   326.    326 Meaning of interception capability  
   327.    327 Expressions to have the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979  
   328.    328 Meaning of agency  
   329.    329 Designated agency  
   330.    330 Consultation about new techialogy-advisory committee established  
   331.    331 Consultation about new technology-no advisory committee established  
   332.    332 Exemptions  
   333.    333 Simplified outline  
   334.    334 Defence authority  
   335.    335 Requirement to supply carriage services for defence purposes or for the management of natural disasters  
   336.    336 Definitions  
   337.    337 Preparation of draft agreement  
   338.    338 ACA's certification of draft agreement  
   339.    339 Requirement to enter into certified agreement  
   340.    340 Compliance with agreement  
   341.    341 Withdrawal of certification of agreement  
   342.    342 Duration of agreement  
   343.    343 Variation of agreement  
   344.    344 Designated disaster plans  
   345.    345 Carrier licence conditions about designated disaster plans  
   346.    346 Service provider determinations about designated disaster plans  
   347.    347 Delegation  
   348.    348 Simplified outline  
   349.    349 Requirement to provide pre-selection  
   350.    350 When pre-selection is provided in favour of a carriage service provider  
   351.    351 Pre-selection to be provided  
   352.    352 Exemptions from requirement to provide pre-selection  
   353.    353 Use of over-ride dial codes  
   354.    354 Simplified outline  
   355.    355 Calling line identification  
   356.    356 Exemptions from calling line identification requirement  
   357.    357 Simplified outline  
   358.    358 Meaning of AMPS  
   359.    359 Scope of Part  
   360.    360 No new AMPS  
   361.    361 AMPS to be phased out  
   362.    362 Limited exemption from phase-out of AMPS  
   363.    363 Competition not to be reduced  
   364.    364 Simplified outline  
   365.    365 INTELSAT and Inmarsat-directions to Signatories  
   366.    366 Compliance with conventions  
   367.    367 Rules of Conduct about dealings with international telecommunications operators  
   368.    368 ACCC to administer Rules of Conduct  
   369.    369 Rules of Conduct to bind carriers and carriage service providers  
   370.    370 Unenforceability of agreements  
   371.    371 Investigations by the ACCC  
   372.    372 Reviews of the operation of this Division  
   373.    373 Simplified outline  
   374.    374 Part applies to networks or facilities in Australia operated by carriers or carriage service providers  
   375.    375 Manager of network or facility  
   376.    376 ACA's power to make technical standards  
   377.    377 Adoption of voluntary standards  
   378.    378 Procedures for making technical standards  
   379.    379 Making technical standards in cases of urgency  
   380.    380 Disability standards  
   381.    381 Adoption of voluntary standards  
   382.    382 Procedures for making disability standards  
   383.    383 Effect of compliance with disability standards  
   384.    384 ACA's power to make technical standards  
   385.    385 Adoption of voluntary standards  
   386.    386 Procedures for making technical standards  
   387.    387 Procedures for making technical standards  
   388.    388 Provision of access  
   389.    389 Promotion of the long-term interests of end-users of carriage services and of services supplied by means of carriage services  
   390.    Application for connection permit  
   391.    391 Form of application  
   392.    392 Application to be accompanied by charge  
   393.    393 Further information  
   394.    394 Issue of connection permits  
   395.    395 Connection permit has effect subject to this Act  
   396.    396 Nominees of holder  
   397.    397 Duration of connection permits  
   398.    398 Conditions of connection permits  
   399.    399 Offence of contravening condition  
   400.    400 Formal warnings-breach of condition  
   401.    401 Surrender of connection permit  
   402.    402 Cancellation of connection permit  
   403.    403 Register of connection permits  
   404.    404 Connection rules  
   405.     405 Procedures for making connection rules  
   406.     406 Application of labels  
   407.    407 Labelling requirements  
   408.    408 Requirements to apply labels-ancillary matters  
   409.    409 Recognised testing authorities and competent bodies  
   410.    410 Certification bodies  
   411.    411 Connection of customer equipment or customer cabling-breach of section 376 standards  
   412.    412 Connection of labelled customer equipment or customer cabling not to be refused  
   413.    413 Supply of unlabelled customer equipment or unlabelled customer cabling  
   414.    414 Applying labels before satisfying requirements under subsection 408(5)  
   415.    415 Failure to retain records etc.  
   416.    416 Application of labels containing false statements about compliance with standards  
   417.    417 Protected symbols  
   418.    418 Cabling work  
   419.    419 Types of cabling work  
   420.    420 Prohibition of unauthorised cabling work  
   421.    421 Cabling provider rules  
   422.     422 Procedures for making cabling provider rules  
   423.     423 Application for cabling licence  
   424.    424 Form of application  
   425.    425 Application to be accompanied by charge  
   426.    426 Further information  
   427.    427 Grant of cabling licence  
   428.    428 Time limit on licence decision  
   429.    429 Notification of refusal of application  
   430.    430 Cabling licence has effect subject to this Act  
   431.    431 Duration of cabling licence  
   432.    432 Conditions of cabling licence  
   433.    433 Procedures for changing licence conditions  
   434.    434 Offence of contravening condition  
   435.    435 Formal warnings-breach of condition  
   436.    436 Surrender of cabling licence  
   437.    437 Suspension of cabling licence  
   438.    438 Cancellation of cabling licence  
   439.    439 ACA may limit application of Division in relation to customer cabling  
   440.    440 Ministerial directions  
   441.    441 Delegation  
   442.    442 Register of cabling licences  
   443.    443 Civil action for unauthorised connections to telecommunications networks etc.  
   444.    444 Remedy for contravention of labelling requirements  
   445.    445 Remedies for connection of unlabelled customer equipment or unlabelled customer cabling  
   446.    446 Disconnection of dangerous customer equipment or customer cabling  
   447.    447 Disconnection of customer equipment or customer cabling- protection of the integrity of networks and facilities  
   448.    448 Civil action for dangerous connections to telecommunications networks etc.  
   449.    449 Other remedies not affected  
   450.    450 Declaration of prohibited customer equipment or prohibited customer cabling  
   451.    451 Consultation on proposed declaration  
   452.    452 Operation of prohibited customer equipment or customer cabling  
   453.    453 Pre-commencement labels  
   454.    454 Simplified outline  
   455.    455 Numbering plan  
   456.    456 Numbering plan-supply to the public  
   457.    457 Numbering plan-allocation otherwise than in accordance with an allocation system  
   458.    458 Numbering plan-rules about portability of allocated numbers  
   459.    459 ACA to administer numbering plan  
   460.    460 Consultation about numbering plan  
   461.    461 Consultation with ACCC  
   462.    462 Compliance with the numbering plan  
   463.    463 Allocation system for numbers  
   464.    464 Consultation about an allocation system  
   465.    465 Register of allocated numbers  
   466.    466 Emergency service numbers  
   467.    467 Delegation  
   468.    468 Collection of numbering charges  
   469.    469 Collection of charges on behalf of the Commonwealth  
   470.    470 Cancellation of certain exemptions from charge  
   471.    471 Commonwealth not liable to charge  
   472.    472 Integrated public number database  
   473.    473 Letters and symbols taken to be numbers  
   474.    474 Declared manager of electronic addressing  
   475.    475 ACA may give directions to declared manager of electronic addressing  
   476.    476 ACCC may give directions to declared manager of electronic addressing  
   477.    477 ACCC's directions to prevail over the ACA's directions  
   478.    478 Simplified outline  
   479.    479 Standard terms and conditions apply unless excluded  
   480.    480 Standard form of agreement to be publicly available  
   481.    481 Standard form of agreement to be given to the ACA  
   482.    482 Concurrent operation of State/Territory laws  
   483.    483 Trade Practices Act not affected by this Part  
   484.    484 Schedule 3  
   485.    485 Simplified outline  
   486.    486 When inquiry must be held  
   487.    487 When inquiry may be held  
   488.    488 Informing the public about an inquiry  
   489.    489 Discussion paper  
   490.    490 Written submissions and protection from civil actions  
   491.    491 Hearings  
   492.    492 Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases  
   493.    493 Confidential material not to be published  
   494.    494 Direction about private hearings  
   495.    495 Reports on inquiries  
   496.    496 When inquiry must be held  
   497.    497 When inquiry may be held  
   498.    498 Informing the public about an inquiry  
   499.    499 Discussion paper  
   500.    500 Written submissions and protection from civil actions  
   501.    501 Hearings  
   502.    502 Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases  
   503.    503 Confidential material not to be published  
   504.    504 Direction about private hearings  
   505.    505 Reports on inquiries  
   506.    506 ACCC's other powers not limited  
   507.    507 Simplified outline  
   508.    508 Matters to which this Part applies  
   509.    509 Complaints to the ACA  
   510.    510 Investigations by the ACA  
   511.    511 Preliminary inquiries  
   512.    512 Conduct of investigations  
   513.    513 Complainant and certain other persons to be informed of various matters  
   514.    514 Reference of matters to Ombudsman or other responsible person  
   515.    515 Reference of matters to the ACCC  
   516.    516 Reports on investigations  
   517.    517 Publication of reports  
   518.    518 Person adversely affected by report to be given opportunity to comment  
   519.    519 Protection from civil actions  
   520.    520 Simplified outline  
   521.    521 The ACA may obtain information and documents from carriers and service providers  
   522.    522 The ACA may obtain information and documents from other persons  
   523.    523 Copying documents-reasonable compensation  
   524.    524 Self-incrimination  
   525.    525 Giving false or misleading information or evidence  
   526.    526 Provision of false or misleading documents  
   527.    527 Copies of documents  
   528.    528 ACA may retain documents  
   529.    529 ACA may make record-keeping rules  
   530.     530 Compliance with record-keeping rules  
   531.     531 Incorrect records  
   532.    532 Simplified outline  
   533.    533 Inspectors  
   534.    534 Identity cards  
   535.    535 Magistrate may issue warrant  
   536.    536 Reasonable grounds for issuing warrant etc.  
   537.    537 Contents of warrant  
   538.    538 Warrants may be issued by telephone etc.  
   539.    539 Provisions relating to issue of warrant by telephone etc.  
   540.    540 Proceedings involving warrant issued by telephone etc.  
   541.    541 When is a thing connected with an offence?  
   542.    542 Offence-related searches and seizures  
   543.    543 Production of identity card etc.  
   544.    544 Evidence of commission of other offences  
   545.    545 Emergency entry, search and seizure  
   546.    546 Retention of things seized  
   547.    547 Searches to monitor compliance with Part 21  
   548.    548 General powers of inspectors  
   549.    549 Power to require information etc.  
   550.    550 Retention of documents  
   551.    551 Court may order forfeiture  
   552.    552 Forfeited goods may be sold  
   553.    553 Offences that are going to be committed  
   554.    554 Simplified outline  
   555.    555 Decisions that may be subject to reconsideration by the ACA  
   556.    556 Deadlines for reaching certain decisions  
   557.    557 Statements to accompany notification of decisions  
   558.    558 Applications for reconsideration of decisions  
   559.    559 Reconsideration by the ACA  
   560.    560 Deadlines for reconsiderations  
   561.    561 Statements to accompany notification of decisions on reconsideration  
   562.    562 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   563.    563 Simplified outline  
   564.    564 Injunctions  
   565.    565 Interim injunctions  
   566.    566 Discharge etc. of injunctions  
   567.    567 Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply  
   568.    568 Other powers of the court unaffected  
   569.    569 Simplified outline  
   570.    570 Pecuniary penalties for contravention of civil penalty provisions  
   571.    571 Civil action for recovery of pecuniary penalties  
   572.    572 Criminal proceedings not to be brought for contravention of civil penalty provisions  
   573.    573 Simplified outline  
   574.    574 Proceedings under this Act  
   575.    575 Liability of corporations  
   576.    576 Liability of persons other than corporations  
   577.    577 Simplified outline  
   578.    578 False or misleading statements  
   579.    579 Simplified outline  
   580.    580 ACA must have regard to conventions  
   581.    581 Power to give directions to carriers and service providers  
   582.    582 Simplified outline  
   583.    583 Penalties for certain continuing offences  
   584.    584 Procedure relating to certain continuing offences  
   585.    585 Treatment of partnerships  
   586.    586 Giving of documents to partnerships  
   587.    587 Nomination of address for service of documents  
   588.    588 Service of summons or process on foreign corporations-criminal proceedings  
   589.    589 Instruments under this Act may provide for matters by reference to other instruments  
   590.    590 Arbitration-acquisition of property  
   591.    591 Compensation-constitutional safety net  
   592.    592 Act not to affect performance of State or Territory functions  
   593.    593 Funding of consumer representation, and of research, in relation to telecommunications  
   594.    594 Regulations  
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