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

20   Public inquiries

Despite the repeal of Part 14 of the Telecommunications Act 1991 (the 1991 Act ) by this Act, if, before the merging time:

(a) a requirement arose for AUSTEL to hold a public inquiry under that Part, but that inquiry had not begun; or

(b) AUSTEL began to hold a public inquiry under that Part, but that inquiry had not been completed;

that Part continues to apply, after the merging time, in relation to that inquiry, 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(c) that Part had not been repealed; and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) each reference in that Part to the Chairperson were a reference to the Chairman of the ACA.