158Alteration of charges subject to notification and disallowance

#### 158 Alteration of charges subject to notification and disallowance (1) If a designated Telstra successor company proposes to alter a carrier charge that is subject to notification and disallowance, the designated Telstra successor company must, by written notice, inform the Minister of the alteration at least 30 days before it is to take effect. (2) The Minister may, within 30 days after receiving the notice: (a) by writing request the ACCC to give a written report as to whether the proposed alteration should be disallowed in the public interest; and (b) direct the designated Telstra successor company in writing not to make the alteration until the Minister has received and considered the report. (3) The ACCC must give the report to the Minister within 30 days after receiving the request. (4) If the Minister, after taking the ACCC’s report into account, is of the opinion that the proposed alteration is not in the public interest, he or she may, by written notice given to the designated Telstra successor company within 30 days after receiving the report, direct the designated Telstra successor company not to make the alteration. (5) A designated Telstra successor company must comply with a direction under subsection (4).