42Refund of payments made to the ACMA

42 Refund of payments made to the ACMA

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 29, payments made to the ACMA under this instrument are not refundable in any circumstances, including:

(a) if an application is not consistent with the planning model and is rejected on that basis; or

(b) if an application is taken to have been withdrawn by a registered applicant under subsection 22(4); or

(c) if an application is withdrawn by a successful applicant under paragraph 31(2)(b); or

(d) if a successful applicant becomes subject to section 35.

(2) If the ACMA terminates an allocation under section 41, the ACMA must refund the following:

(a) any entry fee paid by an applicant;

(b) any reserve price paid under subsection 31(2);

(c) any auction deposit paid under section 23;

(d) the balance of the bid price paid under subsection 27(3).