Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 No. 47 of 1997 - SECT 142

(1) A reference in this Part to the supply of a standard telephone service
includes a reference to the supply of:

   (a)  if the regulations prescribe customer equipment for the purposes of
        this paragraph-whichever of the following is applicable:

        (i)    that customer equipment;

        (ii)   if other customer equipment is supplied, instead of the
               first-mentioned customer equipment, in order to comply with the
               Disability Discrimination Act 1992-that other customer
               equipment; and

   (b)  if paragraph (a) does not apply-whichever of the following is
        applicable:

        (i)    a telephone handset that does not have switching functions;

        (ii)   if other customer equipment is supplied, instead of such a
               handset, in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination
               Act 1992-that other customer equipment; and

   (c)  other goods of a kind specified in the regulations; and

   (d)  services of a kind specified in the regulations; where the equipment,
        goods or services, as the case may be, are for use in connection with
        the standard telephone service.

(2) A reference in this Part to the supply of a standard telephone service
includes a reference to the supply, to a person with a disability, of:

   (a)  customer equipment of a kind specified in the regulations; and

   (b)  other goods of a kind specified in the regulations; and

   (c)  services of a kind specified in the regulations; where the equipment,
        goods or services, as the case may be, are for use in connection with
        the standard telephone service.

(3) In this section:
disability has the same meaning as in the Disability Discrimination  Act 1992
.