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Point Perp Accidents 23/24 Feb 2014 26-Feb-2014 At 2:45:24 PM gnarly_rider

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Interestingly, there was supposed to be regulations addressing mobile carriers provision of users locations to emergency services back in 2011:

"New regulations will see mobile carriers providing precise location information to emergency services to help locate people who can't identify where they are"
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"The function will start on 20 April 2011"

http://www.zdnet.com/carriers-provide-mobile-locations-to-000-1339308839/

But the responsible body (ACMA) on their site still says as of 16 October 2013:

"Australia’s mobile networks cannot automatically transmit GPS data from a handset to an emergency service operator."

http://www.acma.gov.au/theACMA/calling-the-emergency-call-service-from-a-mobile-phone--faqs

Most recently

"There are plans for a limited trial of a location-based technology tentatively set for mid-2014."

http://www.bigrigs.com.au/news/emergency-on-the-road-a-mobile-call-cant-be-traced/2102373/