Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 394

  (1)   After considering an application, the ACMA may issue a connection permit in accordance with the application.

  (2)   In deciding whether to issue a connection permit, the ACMA may have regard to:

  (a)   whether the purpose for which the permit is sought is a purpose related to:

  (i)   education or research; or

  (ii)   the testing of customer equipment or customer cabling; or

  (iii)   the demonstration of customer equipment or customer cabling; and

  (b)   the knowledge and experience of the applicant.

  (3)   In deciding whether to issue a connection permit, the ACMA must have regard to:

  (a)   the protection of the integrity of a telecommunications network or of a facility; and

  (b)   the protection of the health or safety of persons who:

  (i)   operate; or

  (ii)   work on; or

  (iii)   use services supplied by means of; or

  (iv)   are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of;

    a telecommunications network or a facility.

  (4)   Subsections   (2) and (3) do not, by implication, limit the matters to which the ACMA may have regard.

  (5)   If the ACMA decides to refuse to issue the connection permit, it must give the applicant a written notice setting out the decision.