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Telecommunications Act 1991
66Notification and date of effect of instruments under sections 64 and 65
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##### 66 Notification and date of effect of instruments under sections 64 and 65
(1) As soon as practicable after making an instrument under section 64 or 65, the Minister must:
(a) cause a copy to be published in the Gazette; and
(b) if the instrument was made under section 64—give a copy to each carrier that holds a licence of a kind to which the instrument relates that is in effect when the instrument takes effect; and
(c) if the instrument was made under section 65—give a copy to the carrier that holds the licence; and
(d) give a copy to each carrier that section 68 required the Minister to consult with before making the instrument.
(2) An instrument under section 64 or 65 takes effect:
(a) at the end of the day on which the Minister complies with paragraph (1)(a), and paragraph (1)(b) or (c), as the case requires, in relation to the instrument; or
(b) if the instrument states that it takes effect on a later day—on that later day.
(3) Subject to subsection (2), a contravention of this section does not affect the validity of an instrument.
(4) An instrument made by the Minister under section 64 or 65 is a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.