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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.140Consideration and approval of draft amending access undertaking by authority
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### sec.140 Consideration and approval of draft amending access undertaking by authority
The authority must consider a draft access undertaking given to it in response to an initial amendment notice and either approve, or refuse to approve, the draft access undertaking.
If the authority refuses to approve the draft access undertaking, it must give the responsible person a written notice (a secondary amendment notice ) stating the reasons for the refusal and asking the person to—
amend the draft access undertaking in the way the authority considers appropriate; and
give the authority a copy of the amended draft access undertaking within—
30 days of receiving the notice; or
if the period is extended under subsection (2A) —the extended period.
The authority may, during the period mentioned in subsection (2) (b) (i) , extend the period within which the amended draft access undertaking must be given to the authority by giving the responsible person a written notice stating the day the extended period ends.
The day stated in a notice under subsection (2A) must be no later than 60 days after the responsible person received the secondary amendment notice.
If the responsible person complies with the secondary amendment notice, the authority may approve the draft access undertaking.
s 140 amd 2000 No. 15 s 2 sch ; 2008 No. 35 s 49 ; 2010 No. 32 s 53
(sec.140-ssec.1) The authority must consider a draft access undertaking given to it in response to an initial amendment notice and either approve, or refuse to approve, the draft access undertaking.
(sec.140-ssec.2) If the authority refuses to approve the draft access undertaking, it must give the responsible person a written notice (a secondary amendment notice ) stating the reasons for the refusal and asking the person to— amend the draft access undertaking in the way the authority considers appropriate; and give the authority a copy of the amended draft access undertaking within— 30 days of receiving the notice; or if the period is extended under subsection (2A) —the extended period.
(sec.140-ssec.2A) The authority may, during the period mentioned in subsection (2) (b) (i) , extend the period within which the amended draft access undertaking must be given to the authority by giving the responsible person a written notice stating the day the extended period ends.
(sec.140-ssec.2B) The day stated in a notice under subsection (2A) must be no later than 60 days after the responsible person received the secondary amendment notice.
(sec.140-ssec.3) If the responsible person complies with the secondary amendment notice, the authority may approve the draft access undertaking.
- (a) amend the draft access undertaking in the way the authority considers appropriate; and
- (b) give the authority a copy of the amended draft access undertaking within— (i) 30 days of receiving the notice; or (ii) if the period is extended under subsection (2A) —the extended period.
- (i) 30 days of receiving the notice; or
- (ii) if the period is extended under subsection (2A) —the extended period.
- (i) 30 days of receiving the notice; or
- (ii) if the period is extended under subsection (2A) —the extended period.