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Telecommunications Act 1991
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##### 397 Review of decisions
(1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for the review of the following decisions of AUSTEL:
(a) a decision under section 115 reconsidering a decision of AUSTEL under another provision of Division 6 of Part 6;
(b) a decision under section 220 reconsidering a decision of AUSTEL under Subdivision B of Division 3 of Part 10;
(c) a decision under section 224 reconsidering a decision of AUSTEL to refuse an application for the registration of an eligible service;
(d) a decision under section 230 reconsidering a decision of AUSTEL to declare a service to be an unlicensed service;
(da) a decision of a kind referred to in subsection 242D(5) (which deals with remission of late payment penalty);
(db) a decision under subsection 242D(9) (which deals with the withdrawal of numbers);
(e) a decision under section 284 reconsidering a decision of AUSTEL under Part 12;
(f) a decision of AUSTEL under section 115, 220, 224, 230 or 284 refusing to grant, or granting, an extension of the period of time within which an application for reconsideration may be made under section 115, 220, 224, 230 or 284, as the case may be.
(2) If, at the end of 30 days after an application for the reconsideration of a decision of AUSTEL is made under section 115, 220, 224, 230 or 284, AUSTEL has not informed the applicant of its decision on the reconsideration, AUSTEL is taken, for the purposes of this section:
(a) to have decided, on the last day of the 30 days, to affirm the decision in respect of which the application for reconsideration was made; and
(b) to have informed the applicant accordingly on that day.
(3) If, at the end of 14 days after a request has been made under section 115, 220, 224, 230 or 284 for an extension of the period within which an application for reconsideration may be made under section 115, 220, 224, 230 or 284, as the case may be, AUSTEL has not informed the person who made the request of its decision whether to grant an extension of the period, AUSTEL is taken, for the purposes of this section:
(a) to have decided, on the last day of the 14 days, to refuse to grant an extension to the period; and
(b) to have informed the person accordingly on that day.