12BReferral of issues to regulator

12B Referral of issues to regulator (1) An access seeker, the access provider or any other respondent to an access proposal may request the regulator to consider and, if appropriate, to give advice or directions with respect to any matter that has arisen in connection with the operation of this Division in order to facilitate the conduct of negotiations under this Division. (2) A person making a request under subclause (1) must comply with any requirement published by the regulator for the purposes of this clause. (3) The regulator may decline to consider or act on a request under subclause (1) for any reasonable cause. (4) The regulator may, if the regulator thinks fit, give a general direction to the access provider under subclause (1) in respect of a particular matter under this Division. (5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene or fail to comply with a direction given by the regulator under this clause. (6) This clause does not limit or affect the ability of an access seeker at any time to request that an access dispute be referred to arbitration under Division 2. Division 2 Access disputes and requests for arbitration