13Initial obligation to give information

13 Initial obligation to give information

(1) Subject to section 15, the eligible carriage service provider must give the Secretary of Home Affairs the following information in writing: (a) the operational information in relation to each asset of the eligible carriage service provider; and (b) where an entity other than the eligible carriage service provider holds a direct interest in an asset owned or operated by the provider—the interest and control information of direct interest holders in the asset. (2) The information must be given: (a) in the approved form; and (b) by the later of: (i) the day on which this section commences ; and (ii) within the end of 30 days after becoming an eligible carriage service provider. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1) above, the operational information about assets should, where practicable, be provided by the eligible carriage service provider at the level of component systems of telecommunications networks, constituent network units, and associated control or administrative systems, identifying these by each distinct operational region (as applicable).