74Signatory must give effect to policies of Commonwealth Government

##### 74 Signatory must give effect to policies of Commonwealth Government (1) This section applies where: (a) a carrier is a Signatory within the meaning of the INTELSAT Agreement because the carrier has been designated, by or on behalf of the Commonwealth and in accordance with Article II(b) of that Agreement, to sign the INTELSAT Operating Agreement; or (b) a carrier is a Signatory within the meaning of the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) because the carrier has been designated, by or on behalf of the Commonwealth and in accordance with Article 2(3) of that Convention, to sign the Operating Agreement on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT). (2) The Minister may notify the carrier in writing of the general policies of the Commonwealth Government that are to apply in relation to the carrier’s performance of its functions as a Signatory within the meaning of that Agreement or Convention. (3) The Minister may give the carrier such written directions as he or she thinks necessary in order to give effect to the policies set out in notices under subsection (2). (4) It is a condition of each licence held by the carrier that the carrier must perform its functions as a Signatory within the meaning of that Agreement or Convention in a way that is consistent with notices under subsection (2) and directions under subsection (3).