Universal Service Subsidies (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001

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

1 Name of Determination [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

3 Definitions

4 Universal service subsidies

5 Circumstances in which a universal service provider is eligible to be paid a subsidy

Schedule Universal service subsidies

Notes

1 Name 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.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Determination commences on gazettal.

3 Definitions

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.

4 Universal 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.

5 Circumstances 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 New South Wales and inland south-east 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	Clifton (S)	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	Surf Coast (S)	560,805	280	512,737	250	464,640	220

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 subsidy ($)	2002-2003 lump sum subsidy ($)	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 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 Subsidies (2001-03 Contestable Areas) Determination (No. 1) 2001	26 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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