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(c) that Part had not been repealed; and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.
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