132Public consultation on industry standards

#### 132 Public consultation on industry standards (1) Before determining or varying an industry standard, the ACMA must: (a) cause to be published in a newspaper circulating in each State a notice: (i) stating that the ACMA has prepared a draft of the industry standard or variation; and (ii) stating that free copies of the draft will be made available to members of the public during normal office hours throughout the period specified in the notice; and (iii) specifying the place or places where the copies will be available; and (iv) inviting interested persons to give written comments about the draft to the ACMA within the period specified under subparagraph (ii); and (b) make copies of the draft available in accordance with the notice. (2) The period specified under subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) must run for at least 30 days after the publication of the notice. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a variation if the variation is of a minor nature. (4) If interested persons have given comments in accordance with a notice under subsection (1), the ACMA must have due regard to those comments in determining or varying the industry standard, as the case may be. (5) In this section: > State includes the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.