sec.74Application of part to partnerships and joint ventures

### sec.74 Application of part to partnerships and joint ventures This section applies if an access provider of a service is a partnership or joint venture consisting of 2 or more entities (the participants ). If this part requires or permits something to be done by an access provider, the thing may be done by 1 or more of the participants for the access provider. If a provision of this part refers to an access provider bearing any costs, the provision applies as if the provision referred to any of the participants bearing any costs. If a provision of this part refers to an access provider doing something, the provision applies as if the provision referred to 1 or more of the participants doing the thing for the access provider. Subsection (6) applies if— a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and a contravention of the provision is an offence. The provision mentioned in subsection (5) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to any person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider. Subsection (8) applies if— a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and a contravention of the provision is not an offence. The provision mentioned in subsection (7) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to each participant and to any other person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider. (sec.74-ssec.1) This section applies if an access provider of a service is a partnership or joint venture consisting of 2 or more entities (the participants ). (sec.74-ssec.2) If this part requires or permits something to be done by an access provider, the thing may be done by 1 or more of the participants for the access provider. (sec.74-ssec.3) If a provision of this part refers to an access provider bearing any costs, the provision applies as if the provision referred to any of the participants bearing any costs. (sec.74-ssec.4) If a provision of this part refers to an access provider doing something, the provision applies as if the provision referred to 1 or more of the participants doing the thing for the access provider. (sec.74-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if— a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and a contravention of the provision is an offence. (sec.74-ssec.6) The provision mentioned in subsection (5) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to any person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider. (sec.74-ssec.7) Subsection (8) applies if— a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and a contravention of the provision is not an offence. (sec.74-ssec.8) The provision mentioned in subsection (7) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to each participant and to any other person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider. - (a) a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and - (b) a contravention of the provision is an offence. - (a) a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and - (b) a contravention of the provision is not an offence.