Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2003 (No. 3)
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY makes this variation under section 455 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Dated 27 February 2003
A J SHAW
Chair
R HORTON
Deputy Chair
Australian Communications Authority
1 Name of variation
This variation is the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2003 (No. 3).
2 Commencement
This variation commences on gazettal.
3 Variation of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997
Schedule 1 varies the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997.
Schedule 1 Variations
(section 3)
[1] Section 7.19
omit
section 7.20 or 7.21.
insert
section 7.20, 7.21 or 7.24A.
[2] Section 7.22
omit
7.23 or 7.24.
insert
7.23, 7.24 or 7.24A.
[3] After section 7.24
insert
7.24A Cessation of business
(1) This section applies if:
(a) a carriage service provider holds numbers:
(i) allocated to the provider by the ACA; or
(ii) permanently transferred to the provider by another carriage service provider; and
(b) the ACA is satisfied that:
(i) the provider has ceased its telecommunications business; and
(ii) there are no proposed arrangements for the permanent transfer of the numbers held by the provider mentioned in subparagraph (i) to another carriage service provider.
(2) The ACA may withdraw numbers mentioned in paragraph (1) (a).