Telecommunications (Standard Form of Agreement Information) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

Telecommunications (Standard Form of Agreement Information) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1)

The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under subsection 480A (2) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.

Dated   27^th April 2006

CHRIS CHAPMAN

Chairman

LYN MADDOCK

Deputy Chair

Australian Communications and Media Authority

1. Name of Determination

This Determination is the Telecommunications (Standard Form of Agreement Information) Amendment Determination 2006 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Amendment of Telecommunications (Standard Form of Agreement Information) Determination 2003

Schedule 1 amends the Telecommunications (Standard Form of Agreement Information) Determination 2003.

Schedule 1        Amendments

(section 3)

[1]           Section 4, definition of working day, including the example

omit

[2]           Sections 10, 11 and 12

substitute

1. Variations to standard form of agreement — general

(1)   This section applies to an ordinary customer if a carriage service provider varies, or intends to vary, the terms and conditions of a standard form of agreement, and the variation could be reasonably expected to adversely affect the customer.

(2)   The provider must give reasonable notice to an ordinary customer to whom this section applies, having regard to:

(a)    the nature of the variation; and

(b)    the means by which notice is to be provided; and

(c)    the length of time remaining before the variation is to occur; and

(d)    any other matter that is reasonably relevant.

(3)   If the obligation in subsection (2) is inconsistent with a provision of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the provision of that Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.