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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 56A

Consultation with Communications Access Co - ordinator

  (1)   The ACMA must not grant a carrier licence unless it has consulted the Communications Access Co - ordinator about the licence application.

  (2)   Within 15 business days after the date on which the ACMA received the licence application, the Communications Access Co - ordinator may give a written notice to the ACMA, stating that the Communications Access Co - ordinator does not require any further consultation about the application. The notice cannot be revoked.

Note:   Under section   53A, the application is treated as not being received by the ACMA until a copy has been received by the Communications Access Co - ordinator.

  (3)   Within 15 business days after the date on which the ACMA received the licence application, the Communications Access Co - ordinator may give a written notice to the ACMA:

  (a)   stating that, while the notice remains in force, the ACMA must not grant the carrier licence; and

  (b)   specifying the period during which the notice remains in force (unless earlier revoked), which period cannot end more than 3 months after the date of the notice.

However, the Communications Access Co - ordinator cannot give such a notice if the Communications Access Co - ordinator has earlier given a notice under subsection   (2) in relation to the application.

  (4)   At any time while a notice is in force under subsection   (3), or under this subsection, the Communications Access Co - ordinator may give a further written notice to the ACMA:

  (a)   stating that, while the notice remains in force, the ACMA must not grant the carrier licence; and

  (b)   specifying the period during which the notice remains in force (unless earlier revoked), which period cannot end more than 3 months after the date of the notice or more than 12 months after the date of the notice under subsection   (3).

  (5)   The Communications Access Co - ordinator may, by notice in writing to the ACMA, revoke a notice under subsection   (3) or (4).

  (6)   The Communications Access Co - ordinator cannot issue a further notice under subsection   (3) or (4) in respect of the application after it has revoked such a notice.

  (7)   The ACMA must give the applicant a copy of each notice that the ACMA receives from the Communications Access Co - ordinator under subsection   (3), (4) or (5).

  (8)   The ACMA must not grant the carrier licence while a notice is in force under subsection   (3) or (4).

  (9)   In this section:

"business day" means a day on which the ACMA is open for business in the Australian Capital Territory and in Victoria.


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