Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 No. 47 of 1997 - SECT 72

Failure to pay annual charge

(1) The ACA may cancel a carrier licence held by a carrier if the carrier
fails to pay in full any annual charge on or before the date on which the
charge becomes due and payable. For this purpose, annual charge means charge
imposed by Part 3 of the Telecommunications 
(Carrier Licence Charges) Act 1997.

Failure to pay universal service levy

(2) The ACA may cancel a carrier licence held by a carrier if the carrier
fails to pay in full any levy on or before the date on which the levy becomes
due and payable. Note: Levy is defined by section 7 to mean levy imposed by
the Telecommunications (Universal Service Levy) Act 1997.

Becoming a disqualified body corporate

(3) If the holder of a carrier licence becomes a disqualified body corporate
(within the meaning of section 58), the ACA may cancel the licence.

Becoming a disqualified partnership

(4) If the holder of a carrier licence becomes a disqualified partnership
(within the meaning of section 58), the ACA may cancel the licence.

Ceasing to be a constitutional corporation, eligible partnership or public
body

(5) If, at a particular time, the holder of a carrier licence is none of the
following:

   (a)  a constitutional corporation;

   (b)  an eligible partnership;

   (c)  a public body; the licence is taken to have been cancelled at that
        time.

Submissions relating to proposed cancellation

(6) The ACA must not cancel a carrier licence under subsection (1), (2), (3)
or (4) unless the ACA has first:

   (a)  given the carrier a written notice:

        (i)    setting out a proposal to cancel the licence; and

        (ii)   inviting the carrier to make a submission to the ACA on the
               proposal; and

   (b)  considered any submission that was received within the time limit
        specified in the notice.

Time limit

(7) A time limit specified in the notice under subsection (6) must run for at
least 7 days.

Notification of cancellation

(8) If a carrier licence held by a person is cancelled, the ACA must give
written notice of the cancellation to the person.