Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Cth)
Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001
as amended
made under subsection 16 (1) of the
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
This compilation was prepared on 13 July 2004
taking into account amendments up to Universal Service
Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas)
Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 2 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 [see Note 1] 3
3Definitions 3
4Universal service subsidies 3
5Circumstances in which a universal service provider is eligible to be paid a subsidy 4
ScheduleUniversal service subsidies 7
Notes 15
1Name of Determination [see Note 1]
This Determination may be cited as the Universal Service Subsidies
(2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001.
2Commencement [see Note 1]
This Determination commences on gazettal.
3Definitions
In this Determination:
Act means the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999.
claim period means:
(a)the 2001-2002 financial year; and
(b)the 2002-2003 financial year.
contestable area means an area determined under the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001 for which the obligation referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act (dealing with the standard telephone service) has been made contestable under the Contestable Service Obligation Determination (No. 1) 2001.
Minister means the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
relevant service obligation means the obligation referred to in paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act (dealing with the standard telephone service).
standard telephone service includes an alternative telecommunications service (ATS) which is supplied in accordance with an approved ATS marketing plan in fulfilment of the obligation under paragraph 9 (1) (a) of the Act.
universal service area means an area determined under the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001.
4Universal service subsidies
Subject to clause 5, for the purposes of section 16 of the Act a universal service provider’s universal service subsidy for the contestable area in respect of the relevant service obligation for a claim period is:
(a)where the provider is the primary universal service provider and there is no competing universal service provider for a contestable area in respect of the relevant service obligation for the whole of the claim period — the lump sum subsidy specified in the Schedule for the relevant universal service area for the relevant claim period; or
(b)in any other case — the sum of the following:
(i)the sum of the per service subsidies for the standard telephone service supplied by the universal service provider, where each per service subsidy is determined by the formula:
where:
W is the number of days the end-user concerned was supplied with a standard telephone service by the universal service provider in the relevant claim period; and
X is the relevant per service subsidy specified in the Schedule for the relevant claim period; and
(ii)the sum of the per service subsidies for the standard telephone service supplied by the universal service provider, where each per service subsidy is determined by the formula:
where:
Y is the number of days the end-user concerned was supplied with a standard telephone service by the universal service provider in the previous claim period but was not eligible to be paid because of paragraph 5 (a) (iii); and
Z is the relevant per service subsidy specified in the Schedule for the previous claim period.
5Circumstances in which a universal service provider is eligible to be paid a subsidy
General conditions for payment of subsidies
(a)A universal service provider for a claim period is eligible to be paid the subsidies specified in the Schedule if:
(i)the universal service provider was the end-user’s prime service deliverer (as defined in paragraph (b)) for the claim period; and
(ii)the provider complies with the provider’s obligations under section 12C or 13D of the Act, whichever is applicable; and
(iii)the universal service provider has supplied the standard telephone service continuously to the end-user for a period of not less than 90 calendar days, unless there are no competing universal service providers in the relevant universal service area in respect of the relevant service obligation for the claim period, in which case this subparagraph does not apply.
(b)For the purposes of paragraph (a), prime service deliverer means the universal service provider that supplies the retail standard telephone service to the end-user.
Number of services per place for which subsidy is payable
(c)Subject to paragraph (d), within each of the contestable areas a universal service provider for a claim period is eligible to be paid the subsidies specified in the Schedule only in relation to:
(i)one standard telephone service that the provider supplies to a place of residence of an end-user as the end-user’s universal service provider; or
(ii)one standard telephone service that the provider supplies to a place of business of an end-user as the end-user’s universal service provider;
except where a place of residence and a place of business are co-located, in which case the provider is eligible to be paid subsidy for one standard telephone service supplied to the place as a place of residence and for one such service supplied to the place as a place of business.
(d)A subsidy is only payable in relation to a standard telephone service supplied to a place of business that is co-located with a place of residence if the universal service provider can, upon request of the ACA and to the satisfaction of the ACA, verify that the provider had reasonable grounds for believing the business to which it supplied the service was a bona fide business.
(e)For the purpose of paragraph (c), the end-user’s universal service provider means:
(i)if the provider is the only person providing a standard telephone service to the end-user — that provider; or
(ii)if the provider is one of two or more persons that are universal service providers and that are supplying a standard telephone service to the end-user — the provider that the end-user nominates in a manner acceptable to the ACA, as the end-user’s universal service provider.
Other circumstances in which subsidy may be payable
(f)Subject to paragraph (g), the ACA may determine in writing other circumstances in which a per service subsidy specified in the Schedule is payable to a universal service provider for a contestable area in respect of the relevant service obligation for a claim period.
Note An example of the circumstances in relation to which the ACA may exercise this discretion includes, but is not limited to, where the second or subsequent service is supplied to the end-user solely or principally for use by the end-user for the purpose of connecting to a recognised distance education service for primary or secondary education.
(g)Before making a determination under paragraph (f) the ACA must consult with the Minister.
Universal service provider to satisfy ACA on the provider’s entitlement to subsidy
(h)A universal service provider claiming a subsidy in relation to a circumstance described in clause 5 must upon request by the ACA establish to the satisfaction of the ACA that the service has been supplied in the circumstances described in clause 5.
Schedule Universal service subsidies
(a)Universal service areas in north-east
and inland south-east New South Wales Queensland
Universal Service Area
2001-2002
lump sum subsidy ($)
2001-2002
per service subsidy ($)
2002-2003
lump sum subsidy ($)
2002-2003
per service subsidy ($)
2003-2004
lump sum subsidy ($)
2003-2004
per service subsidy ($)
1 Ballina 390,125 400 365,424 370 329,003 330 2 Bellingen 765,838 690 437,383 390 240,102 210 3 Boonah 452,264 460 376,716 390 301,610 320 4 Byron 1,059,637 480 992,399 450 893,356 410 5 Cambooya (S) 506,500 500 476,110 470 430,174 420 6 (S) Clifton 283,500 540 273,000 520 252,686 480 7 Coffs Harbour 777,890 560 229,869 160 65,291 40 8 Copmanhurst (A) 590,700 550 547,740 510 488,192 450 9 Crows Nest (S) 751,230 510 707,040 480 639,623 430 10 Esk 386,620 550 304,017 430 229,784 320 11 Gatton 497,476 410 467,673 380 422,592 340 12 Grafton (C) 101,280 480 94,950 450 85,561 410 13 Ipswich 262,116 380 142,837 210 74,816 110 14 Kempsey (A) 1,711,680 480 1,462,060 410 1,200,374 340 15 Kyogle (A) 1,085,701 520 669,661 320 397,017 190 16 Laidley 253,974 360 151,298 210 86,634 120 17 Lismore 1,268,868 480 1,190,843 450 1,074,240 410 18 Maclean (A) 873,670 490 802,350 450 708,254 400 19 Nambucca 601,227 400 380,274 250 231,187 150 20 Pristine Waters (DC) 1,237,500 500 1,138,500 460 1,006,769 410 21 Richmond Valley 803,774 470 732,099 430 640,936 380 22 Severn (A)615,830 730 539,880 640 454,928 540 23 Tenterfield (A) 725,400 650 669,600 600 594,104 530 24 Toowoomba 84,943 410 79,567 390 71,639 360 25 Tweed 1,004,024 450 941,190 420 848,046 380 26 Warwick 565,020 510 507,180 460 437,592 400 (b)Universal service areas in central-west and south-west
Victoria
Universal Service Area
2001-2002
lump sum subsidy ($)
2001-2002
per service subsidy ($)
2002-2003
lump sum subsidy ($)
2002-2003
per service Subsidy ($)
2003-2004
lump sum subsidy ($)
2003-2004
per service subsidy ($)
1 Ararat (RC) 514,752 380 471,747 350 428,509 320 2 Ballarat (C) 584,360 230 421,231 160 300,953 110 3 Central Goldfields (S) 247,378 190 150,388 120 90,616 80 4 Colac-Otway (S) 936,097 310 475,978 160 239,879 80 5 Corangamite (S) 691,974 250 640,770 230 588,104 210 6 Golden Plains (S) 1,007,962 260 874,545 230 752,072 200 7 Greater Bendigo (C) 965,972 150 883,826 140 801,509 130 8 Hepburn (S) 541,732 230 454,622 190 378,143 160 9 Moorabool (S) 764,615 230 430,530 130 240,272 70 10 Mount Alexander (S) 811,617 360 742,483 330 673,226 300 11 Moyne (S) 1,061,955 280 642,302 170 385,045 100 12 Pyrenees (S)643,200 400 594,960 370 545,467 340 13 (S) Surf Coast 560,805 280 512,737 250 464,640 220 (c)Universal service areas in central-west
and south-east Victoria south Australia
The per service subsidies in the following table are payable in relation to the corresponding universal service areas listed below.
Census collection district Strata
2001-2002
Subsidy ($)
2002-2003
Subsidy ($)
2003-2004
Subsidy ($)
S_1
1920
1610
1300
S_3
1060
890
720
Other non-urban 250 210 170 The following census collection districts have the same meaning as in the Universal Service Areas Determination (No. 1) 2001.
1 S_1
| No | CD Code | S/T Code | 2001-2002 lump sum | 2002-2003 lump sum subsidy ($) | 2003-2004 lump sum subsidy ($) |
| 1 | 2011701 | 2 | 78,720 | 66,010 | 53,300 |
| 2 | 2011710 | 2 | 63,360 | 53,130 | 42,900 |
| 3 | 2090202 | 2 | 119,040 | 99,820 | 80,600 |
| 4 | 2090208 | 2 | 147,840 | 123,970 | 100,100 |
| 5 | 2090701 | 2 | 69,120 | 57,960 | 46,800 |
| 6 | 4050203 | 4 | 155,520 | 130,410 | 105,300 |
| 7 | 4050401 | 4 | 182,400 | 152,950 | 123,500 |
| 8 | 2011305 | 2 | 55,680 | 46,690 | 37,700 |
| 9 | 2090101 | 2 | 74,880 | 62,790 | 50,700 |
| 10 | 2070813 | 2 | 13,440 | 11,270 | 9,100 |
2 S_3
No
CD Code
S/T Code
2001-2002
lump sum subsidy ($)
2002-2003
lump sum subsidy ($)
2003-2004
lumpsum
subsidy ($)1 4050201 4 101,760 85,440 69,120 2 4050304 4 152,640 128,160 103,680 3 4050402 4 110,240 92,560 74,880 4 4050503 4 66,780 56,070 45,360 5 4050601 4 93,280 78,320 63,360 6 4050604 4 115,540 97,010 78,480 7 2011303 2 62,540 52,510 42,480 8 2011307 2 78,440 65,860 53,280 9 2011903 2 63,600 53,400 43,200 10 2090110 2 90,100 75,650 61,200 11 2090210 2 74,200 62,300 50,400 12 2090211 2 129,320 108,580 87,840 13 2090302 2 72,080 60,520 48,960 14 2091109 2 85,860 72,090 58,320 15 2091201 2 92,220 77,430 62,640 16 4050204 4 130,380 109,470 88,560 17 4050207 4 130,380 109,470 88,560 18 2011304 2 55,120 46,280 37,440 19 2011712 2 37,100 31,150 25,200 20 2012001 2 57,240 48,060 38,880 21 2012006 2 66,780 56,070 45,360 22 2012004 2 41,340 34,710 28,080 23 2012012 2 45,580 38,270 30,960 24 2011904 2 54,060 45,390 36,720 25 2011905 2 44,520 37,380 30,240 26 2011901 2 29,680 24,920 20,160 27 2011705 2 49,820 41,830 33,840 28 2090206 2 47,700 40,050 32,400 29 2011704 2 51,940 43,610 35,280 30 2090203 2 60,420 50,730 41,040 31 2090102 2 62,540 52,510 42,480 32 2090306 2 33,920 28,480 23,040 33 2090303 2 58,300 48,950 39,600 34 2090111 2 53,000 44,500 36,000 35 2091110 2 53,000 44,500 36,000 36 2090703 2 59,360 49,840 40,320 37 2071903 2 55,120 46,280 37,440 38 2070805 2 40,280 33,820 27,360 39 2070804 2 57,240 48,060 38,880 40 2091002 2 37,100 31,150 25,200 3 Other non-urban
No
CD Code
S/T Code
2001-2002
lump sum subsidy ($)
2002-2003
lump sum subsidy ($)
2003-2004
lump sum subsidy ($)
1 2011301 2 26,750 22,470 18,190 2 2011308 2 11,000 9,240 7,480 3 2011310 2 24,250 20,370 16,490 4 2011702 2 19,000 15,960 12,920 5 2011703 2 21,000 17,640 14,280 6 2011902 2 11,000 9,240 7,480 7 2011907 2 12,000 10,080 8,160 8 2011909 2 12,000 10,080 8,160 9 2011910 2 16,000 13,440 10,880 10 2012002 2 18,750 15,750 12,750 11 2012007 2 9,500 7,980 6,460 12 2012008 2 11,250 9,450 7,650 13 2012101 2 16,000 13,440 10,880 14 2012102 2 17,250 14,490 11,730 15 2012106 2 14,000 11,760 9,520 16 2012107 2 12,750 10,710 8,670 17 2070801 2 19,250 16,170 13,090 18 2070802 2 24,750 20,790 16,830 19 2070803 2 9,250 7,770 6,290 20 2070806 2 24,000 20,160 16,320 21 2070807 2 36,000 30,240 24,480 22 2070808 2 17,750 14,910 12,070 23 2070809 2 38,750 32,550 26,350 24 2070811 2 26,250 22,050 17,850 25 2070812 2 21,000 17,640 14,280 26 2071901 2 18,750 15,750 12,750 27 2071902 2 30,250 25,410 20,570 28 2071904 2 27,000 22,680 18,360 29 2071905 2 20,000 16,800 13,600 30 2090103 2 18,750 15,750 12,750 31 2090104 2 12,750 10,710 8,670 32 2090105 2 22,000 18,480 14,960 33 2090106 2 25,000 21,000 17,000 34 2090108 2 14,500 12,180 9,860 35 2090205 2 20,750 17,430 14,110 36 2090207 2 13,500 11,340 9,180 37 2090301 2 20,250 17,010 13,770 38 2090304 2 48,500 40,740 32,980 39 2090305 2 18,500 15,540 12,580 40 2090307 2 14,500 12,180 9,860 41 2090401 2 20,500 17,220 13,940 42 2090402 2 19,250 16,170 13,090 43 2090403 2 23,000 19,320 15,640 44 2090404 2 12,750 10,710 8,670 45 2090405 2 41,000 34,440 27,880 46 2090406 2 42,250 35,490 28,730 47 2090407 2 15,750 13,230 10,710 48 2090408 2 75,000 63,000 51,000 49 2090702 2 30,750 25,830 20,910 50 2090704 2 15,000 12,600 10,200 51 2090706 2 24,500 20,580 16,660 52 2090707 2 38,750 32,550 26,350 53 2090708 2 11,750 9,870 7,990 54 2090709 2 13,500 11,340 9,180 55 2090710 2 31,750 26,670 21,590 56 2091001 2 16,750 14,070 11,390 57 2091003 2 20,000 16,800 13,600 58 2091004 2 25,250 21,210 17,170 59 2091005 2 25,000 21,000 17,000 60 2091006 2 17,500 14,700 11,900 61 2091009 2 24,250 20,370 16,490 62 2091101 2 20,250 17,010 13,770 63 2091102 2 31,000 26,040 21,080 64 2091103 2 34,750 29,190 23,630 65 2091107 2 19,750 16,590 13,430 66 2091202 2 26,000 21,840 17,680 67 2091204 2 19,250 16,170 13,090 68 2091205 2 21,500 18,060 14,620 69 2091303 2 36,000 30,240 24,480 70 2091304 2 27,250 22,890 18,530 71 2091305 2 55,500 46,620 37,740 72 2091306 2 46,000 38,640 31,280 73 2091307 2 45,750 38,430 31,110 74 2091308 2 37,500 31,500 25,500 75 2091309 2 33,750 28,350 22,950 76 2091310 2 54,000 45,360 36,720 77 2091311 2 30,500 25,620 20,740 78 2091312 2 26,250 22,050 17,850 79 2092503 2 24,750 20,790 16,830 80 2092504 2 29,500 24,780 20,060 81 2092505 2 15,000 12,600 10,200 82 2092506 2 19,000 15,960 12,920 83 2092507 2 21,500 18,060 14,620 84 2092508 2 12,750 10,710 8,670 85 2092509 2 66,750 56,070 45,390 86 4050205 4 18,250 15,330 12,410 87 4050206 4 24,000 20,160 16,320 88 4050305 4 33,000 27,720 22,440 89 4050306 4 17,000 14,280 11,560 90 4050307 4 39,000 32,760 26,520 91 4050308 4 19,250 16,170 13,090 92 4050405 4 22,750 19,110 15,470 93 4050502 4 27,250 22,890 18,530 94 4050603 4 39,500 33,180 26,860 95 4050701 4 39,500 33,180 26,860 96 4050702 4 35,000 29,400 23,800 97 4050703 4 29,500 24,780 20,060 98 4050704 4 23,250 19,530 15,810 99 4050705 4 27,250 22,890 18,530 100 4050706 4 23,250 19,530 15,810 101 4050901 4 31,250 26,250 21,250 102 4050902 4 28,750 24,150 19,550 103 4050905 4 24,500 20,580 16,660 104 4050908 4 24,500 20,580 16,660 105 4051002 4 35,750 30,030 24,310 106 4051003 4 31,500 26,460 21,420 107 4051101 4 55,500 46,620 37,740 108 4051102 4 40,750 34,230 27,710 109 4051103 4 32,000 26,880 21,760 110 4051104 4 16,750 14,070 11,390 111 4051105 4 64,000 53,760 43,520 112 4051301 4 28,000 23,520 19,040 113 4051303 4 31,000 26,040 21,080 114 4051304 4 57,500 48,300 39,100 115 4051305 4 40,000 33,600 27,200 116 4051306 4 58,750 49,350 39,950 117 4051307 4 44,500 37,380 30,260 118 4051308 4 38,250 32,130 26,010 119 4051309 4 59,250 49,770 40,290 120 4051310 4 46,750 39,270 31,790 121 4051701 4 33,250 27,930 22,610 122 4051702 4 51,250 43,050 34,850 123 4051703 4 63,750 53,550 43,350 124 4051706 4 34250 28,770 23,290
Notes to the Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001
Note 1
The Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001 (in force under subsection 16 (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 after1 January 2005 is not enforceable unless it is registered.
Table of Instruments
Title
Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registrationDate of
commencementApplication, saving or
transitional provisionsUniversal Service Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination
(No. 1) 200126 Apr 2001
(see Gazette 2001, No. GN16)26 Apr 2001 Universal Service Subsidies
(2001-03 Contestable
Areas) Determination
(No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 1 of 2001)27 June 2001
(see Gazette 2001, No. GN25)27 June 2001 — Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001 (Amendment No. 2 of 2001) 4 Oct 2001
(see Gazette 2001, No. S412)4 Oct 2001 —
Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted Provision affected
How affected
Title......................................... rs. 2001 No. 2 S. 1......................................... rs. 2001 No. 2 S. 4......................................... am. 2001 No. 1 Schedule............................... am. 2001 No. 1; 2001 No. 2
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