22Notice of dispute

22 Notice of dispute

(1) A person who is obtaining or who wishes to obtain a rate reduction in respect of the supply of a bulk interconnection service may give the ACCC written notice of a dispute with Australia Post about the terms and conditions on which the rate reduction is or would be provided to the person (including the amount of the rate reduction and the period for which the rate reduction applies or would apply). (2) The notice must: (a) state: (i) the amount of any rate reduction in respect of the supply of the service that Australia Post is providing or has offered to the person; and (ii) if the amount of the rate reduction is in dispute—the amount that the person proposes should apply; and (iii) the period of any rate reduction in respect of the supply of the service that Australia Post is providing or has offered to the person; and (iv) if the period is in dispute—the period for which the person proposes that the rate reduction should apply; and (v) any other terms and conditions on which Australia Post is providing or has offered a rate reduction in respect of the supply of the service to the person; and (vi) if any of the other terms and conditions are in dispute—the terms and conditions that the person proposes should apply; and (b) state the name and address of the person; and (c) be signed and dated by or for the person; and (d) if the signatory is not the person—state: (i) the name and address of the signatory; and (ii) the capacity in which the signatory signs the notice. (3) The notice: (a) may be accompanied by a copy of any document that the person believes may be relevant to the dispute; and (b) if paragraph (a) applies—may include a request made in accordance with section 33 in relation to information contained in a document mentioned in that paragraph. (4) A notice under this section may relate to more than one dispute between the person and Australia Post.