66Notification and date of effect of instruments under sections 64 and 65

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.