22ECopies of relevant contracts—requirement imposed by rules

22E Copies of relevant contracts—requirement imposed by rules

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules that impose the following requirements to be complied with by a designated Telstra successor company that has entered into a relevant contract in a specified class of relevant contracts: (a) the requirement that, within 7 days after such a contract is entered into, the company must give: (i) an authorised officer; or (ii) if there is no authorised officer—the Minister; a copy of the contract; (b) the requirement that, within 7 days after the company enters into a variation of such a contract, the company must give: (i) an authorised officer; or (ii) if there is no authorised officer—the Minister; a copy of the variation. Compliance with requirement (2) A designated Telstra successor company must comply with a requirement imposed by rules made under subsection (1). Civil penalty (3) Subsection (2) is a civil penalty provision.

Note: Part 31 provides for pecuniary penalties for breaches of civil penalty provisions.