111Decision on application

111 Decision on application

(3) If ACMA refuses to approve the application, the ACMA may:

(a) specify a date on or before which the holder must apply for approval of another implementation plan; and

(b) tell the holder the date as soon as practicable.

Note A decision refusing to approve an application is reviewable by the AAT: see clause 62 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

(4) If the plan is the first in a series of plans, the ACMA must also specify as many of the following dates as the ACMA considers appropriate:

(a) dates on or before which the holder must apply for approval of implementation plans in the series;

(b) a date on or before which the holder must apply for approval of the last plan in the series.

Note Schedule 4 to the Act imposes a timetable for conversion to digital transmission, with simulcasts starting at different times in different licence areas. To support the timetable, the dates decided under subsection (4) may be later than dates set by the ACMA for applications for approval of single plans for whole licence areas.