Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Act 2012 (44 of 2012)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Amendments relating to the National Relay Service

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999

112   Section 4

After:

• Provision is made for the National Relay Service (NRS). The NRS provides persons who are deaf or who have a hearing and/or speech impairment with access to a standard telephone service on terms, and in circumstances, that are comparable to the access other Australians have to a standard telephone service.

insert:

• The NRS provisions in this Act are to be replaced by alternative contractual arrangements under the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Act 2012.