Telecommunications (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1997 (59 of 1997)

Part 3   Transitional

Division 1   Transitional provisions relating to the merger of AUSTEL and the SMA

19   Investigations

Despite the repeal of Part 15 of the Telecommunications Act 1991 (the 1991 Act ) by this Act, Part 15 continues to apply, after the merging time, in relation to a matter:

(a) of a kind referred to in section 333 of the 1991 Act; and

(b) that arose before the merging time;

as if:

(c) that Part had not been repealed; and

(d) each reference in that Part to AUSTEL were a reference to the ACA; and

(e) sections 343 and 344 of the 1991 Act had not been enacted.