Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 No. 47 of 1997 - SECT 83

(1) The ACA may, by writing, revoke a nominated carrier declaration relating
to a nominated carrier if the ACA is satisfied that, if it were assumed that
the nominated carrier were to apply for the declaration, the ACA would refuse
to make the declaration.

(2) The ACA must, by writing, revoke the nominated carrier declaration
relating to a nominated carrier and relating to one or more network units if:

   (a)  the owner, or any of the owners, of the network units gives the ACA a
        written notice stating that the owner does not consent to the
        continued operation of the declaration; or

   (b)  the nominated carrier gives the ACA a written notice stating that it
        does not accept responsibility for the units for the purposes of this
        Act.

(3) The ACA must give a copy of the revocation to:

   (a)  the former nominated carrier; and

   (b)  the owner, or each of the owners, of the network units concerned.

(4) A copy of the revocation must be published in the Gazette.

(5) A revocation under subsection (1) or (2) takes effect on the date
specified in the revocation.

(6) The ACA must not revoke a nominated carrier declaration under subsection
(1) unless the ACA has first:

   (a)  given the nominated carrier a written notice:

        (i)    setting out a proposal to revoke the declaration; and

        (ii)   inviting the nominated 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.

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