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Insert definitions for Board, Chairperson, Corporation, Deputy Chairperson, director, government director, and Managing Director.
3 Section 3
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1 Section 1
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2 Section 2
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Alters heading of section 89 of Telecommunications Act 1975 on commencement of section 14
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Cites this Act as the Telecommunications Amendment Act 1988.
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Amendments to various sections of the law
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10 Section 10
11 Section 11
Governor-General must have regard to balance of expertise when appointing directors. Repeals Part IV and substitutes a new Part with Division 1—Board of Directors.
12 Section 12
Governor-General must have regard to balance of expertise when appointing directors.
Classifies the legal effect as Undertaking.
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Repeal of Division 1 of Part V of the Principal Act.
13 Section 13
The Corporation must achieve and maintain high standards as an employer.
14 Section 14
The Corporation has a duty to achieve and maintain high standards.
Amendment of Section 72A of the Principal Act
15 Section 15
Repeal of section 74 and amendment of section 73
16 Section 16
Repeal of Section 74 of the Principal Act
17 Section 17
Investment of Commission funds in sound commercial practice
18 Section 18
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19 Section 19
Amendments to certain sections by omitting 'Commission' and substituting 'Board'
2(1) Section 2
Conditional commencement of certain sections
2(2) Section 2
2(3) Section 2
Particulars of companies, partnerships, and joint ventures; shares and securities subscribed for or disposed of; businesses acquired.
The Commission must include certain information in its report.
20 Section 20
The Commission must include information between certain dates.
Executive officer accounts must be provided.
If the Commission is a listed corporation, it must provide executive officer accounts.
The Commission must include certain information.
If the Commission is taken to be a listed corporation, it must provide executive officer accounts.
Commission is taken to be a listed corporation
Amendment of Section 103 of the Principal Act
21 Section 21
22 Section 22
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23 Section 23
23(1) Section 23
23(2) Section 23
23(3) Section 23
Telecommunications cannot be intercepted.
24 Section 24
Prohibits interception of telecommunications.
Classifies telecommunications as non-interceptable.
Permission for interception by PABX equipment installers
25 Section 25
Interception by PABX equipment installers is allowed
26 Section 26
26(1) Section 26
26(2) Section 26
Determinations made under section 11 of the Principal Act have effect as if they had been made under section 11 of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.
27 Section 27
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Directions given by the Commission have effect as if they were directions given to the Board.
28 Section 28
29 Section 29
Delegations from section 33 of the Principal Act continue under section 10B as amended.
29(1) Section 29
Delegation of powers continues after commencement
29(2) Section 29
Conditional commencement of section 10B and paragraph 27 (1) (b)
29(3) Section 29
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30 Section 30
Continuation of office upon commencement of section 12
30(1) Section 30
The office is continued until further notice
(1) The person who, immediately before the commencement of section 12 of this Act, holds office as Managing Director continues to hold that office.
Temporal continuation of office through diffusion
Continuation of certain provisions from Principal Act
30(2) Section 30
and so apply as if references to a Commissioner were references to the Managing Director
Continues application of certain provisions
as if references to a Commissioner were references to the Managing Director
Substitutes references to Commissioner with Managing Director
Recurring application of certain provisions
No application of sections 33H to 33L in relation to the person.
30(3) Section 30
30(4) Section 30
During the period of appointment as Managing Director
...if the person is appointed as Managing Director after the commencement of section 12 of this Act...
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) cease to have effect...
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31 Section 31
31(1) Section 31
(1) The person who, immediately before the commencement of section 12 of this Act...
The person continues to hold that office.
The state continues to hold that office.
31(2) Section 31
Continuation of employment under amended Principal Act
32 Section 32
Conditional commencement of section 12 of this Act
33 Section 33
34 Section 34
Conditional commencement of Divisions 2 to 7 of Part V of the Principal Act.
34(1) Section 34
Conditional commencement of sections and parts
34(2) Section 34
References to certain entities are modified upon commencement of section 14.
35 Section 35
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Section continues to apply to persons who have been officers despite amendments.
36 Section 36
Preserves existing by-laws under section 111 of the Principal Act.
37 Section 37
Requires temporal intervals for analysis.
38 Section 38
Conditional commencement of section 14 of this Act
38(1) Section 38
The Corporation must omit the definition
Imposes a duty on the Corporation to omit the definition of "officer of the Commission"
The definition of "officer of the Commission" is omitted
The Corporation must substitute the new definition
Imposes a duty on the Corporation to substitute the new definition
38(2) Section 38
...and until the commencement of section 12
Defines a temporal interval for commencement
If section 14 commences before section 12
References to Commission after commencement of section 12 shall be read as references to Corporation.
39 Section 39
This Act applies both within and outside Australia.
4 Section 4
Omits heading and substitutes new one for Part II
5 Section 5
The Australian Telecommunications Commission is preserved and continued in existence under the name of the Australian Telecommunications Corporation.
6 Section 6
The Commission is preserved in existence.
The Commission shall not carry on the business of providing space satellite facilities for use in telecommunications systems for neighbouring regions.
7 Section 7
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8 Section 8
Repeals Section 10A and substitutes a new section.
9 Section 9
An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act 1975 and to amend various other Acts in relation to the provision of telecommunications services, and for related purposes
Telecommunications Amendment Act 1988