Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SERVICE STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 22D

Requirement to give copy of proposed contract or variation

  (1)   If a designated Telstra successor company proposes to enter into:

  (a)   a relevant contract; or

  (b)   a variation of a relevant contract;

the Minister or an authorised officer may, by written notice given to the company, require the company to:

  (c)   give:

  (i)   an authorised officer; or

  (ii)   if there is no authorised officer--the Minister;

    a copy of the proposed contract or variation, as the case requires; and

  (d)   do so within 7 days after the notice is given.

Requirement to give copy of contract or variation

  (2)   If a designated Telstra successor company has entered into:

  (a)   a relevant contract; or

  (b)   a variation of a relevant contract;

the Minister or an authorised officer may, by written notice given to the company, require the company to:

  (c)   give:

  (i)   an authorised officer; or

  (ii)   if there is no authorised officer--the Minister;

    a copy of the contract or variation, as the case requires; and

  (d)   do so within 7 days after the notice is given.

Compliance with requirement

  (3)   A designated Telstra successor company must comply with a requirement under subsection   (1) or (2).

Civil penalty

  (4)   Subsection   (3) is a civil penalty provision.

Note:   Part   31 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.