151BUBCarrier or carriage service provider gives access to reports

151BUB Carrier or carriage service provider gives access to reports

(1) This section applies to a report prepared by a carrier, or a carriage service provider, in accordance with the record‑keeping rules.

Disclosure direction

(2) If the Commission is satisfied that the disclosure of the report, or the disclosure of particular extracts from the report, would be likely to:

(a) promote competition in markets for listed carriage services; or

(b) facilitate the operation of:

(i) this Part (other than this Division); or

(ii) Part XIC (which deals with access); or

(iia) the National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011 or regulations under that Act; or

(iib) the operation of Part 8 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (which deals with local access lines); or

(iic) the operation of Part 3 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 (which deals with the funding of fixed wireless broadband and satellite broadband); or

(iid) the operation of the Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Act 2020; or

(iii) Division 3 of Part 20 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 (which deals with Rules of Conduct relating to dealings with international telecommunications operators); or

(iv) Part 9 of the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 (which deals with the regulation of the charges of designated Telstra successor companies);

the Commission may give the carrier or carriage service provider concerned:

(c) a written direction requiring it to make copies of the report or extracts, together with other relevant material (if any) specified in the direction, available for inspection and purchase by the public as soon as practicable after the end of the period specified in the direction; or

(d) a written direction requiring it to make copies of the report or extracts, together with other relevant material (if any) specified in the direction, available for inspection and purchase:

(i) by such persons as are specified in the direction; and

(ii) on such terms and conditions (if any) as are specified in the direction;

as soon as practicable after the end of the period specified in the direction.

Note: For specification by class, see subsection 33(3AB) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) The period specified in a direction under subsection (2) must run for at least 28 days after the direction was given.

(4) A direction under paragraph (2)(d) is also taken to require the carrier or carriage service provider concerned to take reasonable steps to inform the persons who inspect or purchase copies of the report or extracts of the terms and conditions (if any) that are specified in the direction.