Radiocommunications (Spectrum Licence Allocation—3.4/3.7 GHz Bands) Determination 2023
76Pre‑bidding round and first clock round of 3.7 GHz auction
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76 Pre‑bidding round and first clock round of 3.7 GHz auction
(1) After the later of the eligibility deadline or extended eligibility deadline (if there is one), the auction manager must:
(a) set the start date and start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction; and
(b) set a period of at least 3 hours that falls within the 48 hours before the start date and start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of that auction as the pre‑bidding round.
(2) At least 10 working days before the start of the pre‑bidding round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction, the auction manager must notify each bidder of:
(a) the start date and start time, and duration, of the pre‑bidding round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction; and
(b) the start date and start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction.
The ACMA may vary start date and start time
(3) Not less than 2 working days before the start date and start time of the pre‑bidding round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction, the ACMA may:
(a) vary the start date and start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction to a date that is at least 10 working days later than the date set under paragraph (1)(a); and
(b) set a period of at least 3 hours that falls within the 48 hours before the varied start date and start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of that auction as the pre‑bidding round.
(4) If the ACMA varies the start date and start time under subsection (3), then at least 10 working days before the varied start date of the first clock round of the 3.7 GHz auction, the auction manager must notify each bidder of:
(a) the new start date and new start time, and duration, of the pre‑bidding round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction; and
(b) the new start date and new start time of the first clock round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction.
(5) If the ACMA varies the start date and start time under subsection (3), the reference in that subsection to the start date and start time of the pre‑bidding round of the primary stage of the 3.7 GHz auction is taken to be a reference to that start date and start time as varied by the ACMA.