Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2005 (No.3)
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Variation under section 455 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Dated 29th September                    2005     LYN MADDOCK Chair         C. CHEAH Deputy Chair   Australian Communications and Media Authority
 
1              Name of Variation                 This Variation is the Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2005 (No.3)Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2005 (No.3)Telecommunications Numbering Plan Variation 2005 (No.3). 2              Commencement                 This Variation commences on the day after it is registered. 3              Variation of Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997                 Schedule 1 varies the Telecommunications Numbering Plan 1997. 4              Transitional                 The variations made by items [6] and [7] of Schedule 1 apply in relation to an application made, but not decided, before this Variation commences.
Schedule 1        Variations (section 3) Do not delete : Schedule Part Placeholder [1]           Section 1.2 omit Chapter 8 — Use of numbers and network activation insert Chapter 8 — Use of numbers [2]           Subsection 5A.6 (3) substitute          (3)   An application must be sent to the ACMA in a way specified by the ACMA. [3]           Subsection 5A.26 (6) substitute          (6)   The ACMA may withdraw an international signalling point code that is allocated for use by a signalling point operator if:                 (a)    the operator has ceased its telecommunications business; or                (b)    the international signalling point code has otherwise ceased to be used by the operator. [4]           Paragraph 5A.27 (2) (b) omit 22 working days insert 20 working days [5]           Subsection 5A.27 (3) substitute          (3)   The ACMA must, after considering any written statement given to it by the operator under paragraph (2) (b):                 (a)    decide whether to withdraw the international signalling point code; and                (b)    if the ACMA decides to withdraw the code — give written notice of the withdrawal to the operator.       (3A)   For subsection (3), the period within which the ACMA must make a decision is:                 (a)    if the ACMA does not receive any written statement from the operator under paragraph (2) (b) — 20 working days after the end of the period within which a written statement may be given to the ACMA under paragraph (2) (b); or                (b)    if the ACMA receives a written statement from the operator under paragraph (2) (b) — 20 working days after receiving the statement. [6]           Before paragraph 6.33 (1) (a) insert               (aa)    any number to which the application relates was deliberately issued for use in an inappropriate standard zone unit or geographic sector; or [7]           Paragraph 6.33 (1) (b) substitute                (b)    the numbers to which the variation would relate do not relate to either of the following:                           (i)    the charging district in which calls to the numbers terminate, or appear to terminate, for charging purposes; or                          (ii)    a standard zone unit that:                                    (A)     is adjacent to the standard zone unit for which the unit that includes the numbers was allocated; and                                    (B)     is in a charging district that has the same prefix as the charging district mentioned in subparagraph (i); or [8]           After subsection 7.1A (3) insert          (4)   Chapter 7 does not apply to international signalling point codes. Note   International signalling point codes are allocated under Chapter 5A. [9]           Chapter 8, heading substitute Chapter 8    Use of numbers [10]         Subsection 8.1 (3) substitute          (3)   This Chapter sets out rules for issuing and using shared numbers, emergency service numbers, local numbers and numbers in a number pool. [11]         Chapter 8, Part 3 omit [12]         Subsection 9.12 (4) omit [13]         Section 11.30 omit each mention of by the end of insert within [14]         Section 11.31 omit each mention of by the end of 4 weeks insert within 20 working days [15]         Section 11.32 omit by the end of insert within [16]         Schedule 2, item beginning with (03) 59, column 2 omit Neerim Creek, insert Neerim South, [17]         Schedule 2, item beginning with (06) 2 omit [18]         Schedule 2, item beginning with (08) 90, column 2 omit Bruce Roack insert Bruce Rock [19]         Schedule 4, Part 1 item beginning with 059, column 3 omit 31 December 2005 insert 6 June 2007 [20]         Schedule 7, Part 1, after clause 1.8 insert         1.9   Details of any other numbers that have been allocated to the applicant, and for which:                 (a)    any charge under:                           (i)    the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1991; or                          (ii)    the Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Act 1997;                         is due and unpaid for at least 6 months after its due date; or                (b)    any amount by way of penalty, under a determination made under subsection 468 (4) of the Act, is due and unpaid for at least 6 months after the applicant became liable to pay the amount of penalty.