6Giving documents to the ACMA

6  Giving documents to the ACMA

 (1) A document may be given to the ACMA under this instrument by:

 (a) delivering the document to the physical address specified in the applicant information package; or

 (b) emailing the document as an attachment, in accordance with subsection (2), to the email address specified in the applicant information package; or

 (c) if the document is an application form—transmitting the document to the ACMA in an electronic format using a webform administered by the ACMA; or

 (d) uploading the document to an online database administered by the ACMA, in accordance with subsection (2), but only if:

 (i) the document is not an application form; and

 (ii) the document is being given by an applicant who gave the application form to the ACMA in the manner mentioned in paragraph (c).

Note: Subsection 41(4) has additional requirements for a deed of financial security given by email or uploaded.

 (2) If a document is emailed or uploaded the document must be:

 (a) if the document is a statutory declaration, statement under section 70 or deed—in a PDF format or another format approved by the auction manager; or

 (b) for any other document—in a Word or PDF format, or another format approved by the auction manager.

 (3) The auction manager may approve a format for documents for the purposes of either or both paragraphs (2)(a) and (b).

 (4) A deed of financial security may be given to the ACMA under this instrument as one or more deeds of financial security.

 (5) If more than one deed of financial security is given to the ACMA for the purposes of a single applicant or bidder, each such deed of financial security must be given a unique identifier.

 (6) If a deed of financial security is given to the ACMA under this instrument, it is given to the ACMA on behalf of the Commonwealth.