Model terms and conditions

Under repealed section 152AQB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 known as the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 from 1 January 2011, the ACCC was required to publish, by written determination, non-binding model terms and conditions of access for each of the 'core' services, defined as:

• the domestic public switched telephone network (PSTN) originating and terminating access services
• the unconditioned local loop service (ULLS)
• the local carriage service (LCS)
• any additional core service specified in regulations by the minister.

The ACCC could take into account any model terms and conditions when arbitrating access disputes.

In October 2003, following a public consultation process, the ACCC issued model price and non-price terms and conditions. These model non-price terms and conditions have now expired. In November 2008, the ACCC issued new model non-price terms and conditions.

Section 152AQB was repealed by the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Act 2010.