Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Cth)

Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001

as amended

made under subsection 9G (1) of the

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

This compilation was prepared on 16 July 2003
taking into account amendments up to Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 1 of 2001)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Determination [see Note 1]  3

2Commencement  3

3Definitions  3

4Universal service areas  3

Schedule 1Universal service areas  4

Schedule 2Map of Universal Service Areas in central-west Victoria and south-east South Australia 12

Schedule 3Map of Universal Service Areas in north-east New South Wales and inland south-east Queensland  13

Notes   14

1. Name of Determination [see Note 1]

This Determination may be cited as the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001.

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 2001.

1. Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.

census collection district means an area defined as a census collection district by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) (ABS Catalogue no. 1216.0) 1996 edition.

local government area

means an area defined as a local government
area by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC)
(ABS Catalogue no. 1216.0) 2000 edition.

urban centre and locality

means an area defined as an urban centre
and locality by the Statistical Geography: Volume 3 — Australian
Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Urban Centre/Localities (ABS Catalogue no. 2909.0) 1997 edition.

NoteThe spatial representation of census collection districts, local government areas, and urban centres and localities can be obtained from a number of secondary providers of Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) spatial information.  See the ABS for further information.

1. Universal service areas

For the purposes of section 9G of the Act, the service areas described in Schedule 1 are determined as universal service areas in respect of the obligation referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act (dealing with the standard telephone service).

Schedule 1          Universal service areas

NoteThe following abbreviations are used in the Classification Structures in the ASGC and in  this Schedule:

(A)NSW Local Government Area (excluding Cities)

(C)City

(DC)District Council

(RC)Rural City

(S)Shire.

(a)Universal service areas in the north-east New South Wales and inland south-east Queensland

For the purpose of this Schedule each of the following local government areas is a universal service area except for those parts of the local government areas that are urban centres and localities.

1	Cambooya (S)	7	Kyogle (A)
2	Clifton (S)	8	Maclean (A)
3	Copmanhurst (A)	9	Pristine Waters (DC)
4	Crow’s Nest (S)	10	Severn (A)
5	Grafton (C)	11	Tenterfield (A)
6	Kempsey (A)

For the purpose of this Schedule each of the following groups of census collection districts identified by the CD codes specified below is a universal service area.

NoteA map indicating the location of these census collection districts is provided in Schedule 3.

Universal Service Area	No	CD Code
Ballina	1	1071508
	2	1071509
	3	1071510
	4	1071512
	5	1071515
Bellingen	6	1080701
	7	1080702
	8	1080703
	9	1080706
	10	1080707
	11	1080708
	12	1080805
	13	1080810
Boonah	14	3151202
	15	3151205
	16	3151206
	17	3151211
	18	3151212
	19	3151213
	20	3151214
Byron	21	1070802
	22	1070803
	23	1070804
	24	1071001
	25	1071002
	26	1071005
	27	1071006
	28	1071008
	29	1071009
	30	1071010
	31	1071011
	32	1071102
Coffs Harbour	33	1080201
	34	1080202
	35	1080203
	36	1080204
	37	1080211
	38	1081602
	39	1081609
Esk	40	3130101
	41	3130102
	42	3130105
	43	3130106
	44	3130109
	45	3130110
	46	3130111
	47	3130205
Gatton	48	3140202
	49	3140203
	50	3140205
	51	3140206
	52	3140207
	53	3140301
	54	3140302
	55	3140308
	56	3140309
Ipswich	57	3130401
	58	3130402
	59	3130403
	60	3130408
	61	3130410
Laidley	62	3140101
	63	3140109
	64	3142305
	65	3142306
	66	3142311
Lismore	67	1061601
	68	1061605
	69	1061606
	70	1061611
	71	1061612
	72	1061701
	73	1061703
	74	1061704
	75	1061705
	76	1061706
	77	1061707
	78	1061708
	79	1061709
	80	1061710
	81	1061801
	82	1061802
Nambucca	83	1080901
	84	1080902
	85	1080904
	86	1080907
	87	1080908
	88	1080909
	89	1080912
	90	1081002
	91	1081003
	92	1081004
Richmond Valley	93	1061203
	94	1061205
	95	1061210
	96	1061211
	97	1061301
	98	1061302
	99	1061303
	100	1061304
	101	1061306
	102	1061307
	103	1061308
	104	1061309
Toowoomba	105	3140701
	106	3141501
Tweed	107	1070502
	108	1070702
	109	1070703
	110	1070704
	111	1070706
	112	1070707
	113	1070711
	114	1070712
	115	1071702
	116	1071703
	117	1071706
Warwick	118	3150401
	119	3150402
	120	3150403
	121	3150404
	122	3150405
	123	3150801
	124	3150803
	125	3151101
	126	3151102
	127	3151104
	128	3151105
129	3151106

(b)Universal service areas in central-west and south-west Victoria

For the purpose of this Schedule each of the following local government areas is a universal service area except for those parts of the local government areas that are urban centres and localities.

1	Ararat (RC)	8	Hepburn (S)
2	Ballarat (C)	9	Moorabool (S)
3	Central Goldfields (S)	10	Mount Alexander (S)
4	Colac-Otway (S)	11	Moyne (S)
5	Corangamite (S)	12	Pyrenees (S)
6	Golden Plains (S)	13	Surf Coast (S)
7	Greater Bendigo (C)

(c)Universal service areas in central-west Victoria and south-east South Australia

For the purpose of this Schedule each of the census collection districts identified by the CD code specified below is a universal service area.

Note   A map indicating the location of these census collection districts is provided in Schedule 2.

No	CD Code	S/T Code
1	4051002	4
2	4051003	4
3	2091109	2
4	2091201	2
5	2091110	2
6	2091101	2
7	2091102	2
8	2091103	2
9	2091107	2
10	2091202	2
11	2091204	2
12	2091205	2
13	2091303	2
14	2091304	2
15	2091305	2
16	2091306	2
17	2091307	2
18	2091308	2
19	2091309	2
20	2091310	2
21	2091311	2
22	2091312	2
23	2011701	2
24	2011710	2
25	2011903	2
26	2011712	2
27	2011904	2
28	2011905	2
29	2011901	2
30	2011705	2
31	2011704	2
32	2011702	2
33	2011703	2
34	2011902	2
35	2011907	2
36	2011909	2
37	2011910	2
38	2090302	2
39	2090306	2
40	2090303	2
41	2090301	2
42	2090304	2
43	2090305	2
44	2090307	2
45	2090401	2
46	2090402	2
47	2090403	2
48	2090404	2
49	2090405	2
50	2090406	2
51	2090407	2
52	2090408	2
53	4050401	4
54	4050402	4
55	4050405	4
56	4050601	4
57	4050604	4
58	4050603	4
59	4051101	4
60	4051102	4
61	4051103	4
62	4051104	4
63	4051105	4
64	4051301	4
65	4051303	4
66	4051304	4
67	4051305	4
68	4051306	4
69	4051307	4
70	4051308	4
71	4051309	4
72	4051310	4
73	4050701	4
74	4050702	4
75	4050703	4
76	4050704	4
77	4050705	4
78	4050706	4
79	2070813	2
80	2071903	2
81	2070805	2
82	2070804	2
83	2070801	2
84	2070802	2
85	2070803	2
86	2070806	2
87	2070807	2
88	2070808	2
89	2070809	2
90	2070811	2
91	2070812	2
92	2071901	2
93	2071902	2
94	2071904	2
95	2071905	2
96	4050901	4
97	4050902	4
98	4050905	4
99	4050908	4
100	4051701	4
101	4051702	4
102	4051703	4
103	4051706	4
104	4050503	4
105	4050502	4
106	2090701	2
107	2090703	2
108	2091002	2
109	2090702	2
110	2090704	2
111	2090706	2
112	2090707	2
113	2090708	2
114	2090709	2
115	2090710	2
116	2091001	2
117	2091003	2
118	2091004	2
119	2091005	2
120	2091006	2
121	2091009	2
122	2092503	2
123	2092504	2
124	2092505	2
125	2092506	2
126	2092507	2
127	2092508	2
128	2092509	2
129	4050203	4
130	4050201	4
131	4050304	4
132	4050204	4
133	4050207	4
134	4050205	4
135	4050206	4
136	4050305	4
137	4050306	4
138	4050307	4
139	4050308	4
140	2090202	2
141	2090208	2
142	2090101	2
143	2090110	2
144	2090210	2
145	2090211	2
146	2090206	2
147	2090203	2
148	2090102	2
149	2090111	2
150	2090103	2
151	2090104	2
152	2090105	2
153	2090106	2
154	2090108	2
155	2090205	2
156	2090207	2
157	2011305	2
158	2011303	2
159	2011307	2
160	2011304	2
161	2012001	2
162	2012006	2
163	2012004	2
164	2012012	2
165	2011301	2
166	2011308	2
167	2011310	2
168	2012002	2
169	2012007	2
170	2012008	2
171	2012101	2
172	2012102	2
173	2012106	2
174	2012107	2

Schedule 2          Map of Universal Service Areas in central-west Victoria and south-east South Australia

Schedule 3          Map of Universal Service Areas in north-east New South Wales and inland south-east Queensland

NoteThis map does not show those universal service areas described as local government areas under paragraph (a) of Schedule 1.

Notes to the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001

Note 1

The Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 (in force under subsection 9G (1) of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the implementation of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all legislative instruments to be registered to the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.  Any legislative instrument made on or after 1 January 2005 is not enforceable unless it is registered.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001	26 Apr 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN16)	1 July 2001
Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 1 of 2001)	27 June 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN25)	1 July 2001	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted   am. = amended   rep. = repealed   rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Schedule 1............................	am. 2001 No. 1
Schedule 3............................	ad. 2001 No. 1