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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 572L

Appointment of authorised infringement notice officer

  (1)   The ACMA may, by writing, appoint a member of the staff of the ACMA as an authorised infringement notice officer for the purposes of this Part.

  (2)   The ACMA must not appoint a person under subsection   (1) unless the person:

  (a)   is an SES employee or acting SES employee; or

  (b)   holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 1 or 2 position or an equivalent position.

Note:   SES employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (3)   The ACCC may, by writing, appoint a member of the staff of the ACCC as an authorised infringement notice officer for the purposes of this Part.

  (4)   The ACCC must not appoint a person under subsection   (3) unless the person:

  (a)   is an SES employee or acting SES employee; or

  (b)   holds, or is acting in, an Executive Level 1 or 2 position or an equivalent position.

Note:   SES employee is defined in the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

  (5)   An authorised infringement notice officer appointed under subsection   (1) must not give or withdraw an infringement notice if the alleged contravention consists of a breach of:

  (a)   section   68, to the extent to which that section relates to the carrier licence condition set out in Part   1 of Schedule   1 in so far as that condition relates to section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI; or

  (b)   section   101, to the extent to which that section relates to the service provider rule set out in Part   1 of Schedule   2 in so far as that rule relates to section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI; or

  (c)   section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI.

  (6)   An authorised infringement notice officer appointed under subsection   (3) must not give or withdraw an infringement notice unless the alleged contravention consists of a breach of:

  (a)   section   68, to the extent to which that section relates to the carrier licence condition set out in Part   1 of Schedule   1 in so far as that condition relates to section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI; or

  (b)   section   101, to the extent to which that section relates to the service provider rule set out in Part   1 of Schedule   2 in so far as that rule relates to section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI; or

  (c)   section   142C, 143, 143B, 151ZA, 151ZB, 151ZD, 151ZF, 151ZG, 151ZH or 151ZI.


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