(1) A person is not entitled to make a request under section 41 unless the person has given the ACCC, before 1 July 1997, a written notice reserving the person's right to make such a request.
(2) If a person gives the ACCC, before 1 July 1997, a written notice reserving the person's right to make a request under section 41, section 46 does not apply to the person in the person's capacity as an access seeker referred to in section 46.
(3) In this section:
"ACCC" means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.