46Notice of decision

46  Notice of decision

 (1) As soon as practicable after making a decision on an application by a carriage service provider under section 45, the ACMA must notify the carriage service provider of the decision in writing.

 (b) if the ACMA is not the designated authority—notify the designated authority of the codes surrendered and the date of surrender.

 (4) If the ACMA does not make a decision within the period required under section 45, the ACMA is taken to have made a decision under section 45 to refuse the application.

Chapter 6—Allocation of numbers

Part 1—Numbers able to be allocated

47  ACMA to list numbers able to be allocated

 (1) For each of the following types of number, the ACMA must create a list of the numbers of that type that are able to be allocated:

 (a) geographic numbers;

 (b) freephone numbers;

 (c) local rate numbers;

(d) mobile numbers

 (e) special services numbers;

 (f) access codes.

 (2) The lists of freephone numbers and local rate numbers must specify, for each number, whether the number is a smartnumber.

 (3) The ACMA must make the list for each type of number available to the public.

 (4) The ACMA:

 (a) may list a number that is held by a carriage service provider; and

 (b) is not required to list a number that has not been allocated.

Note 1: If a number that is held by a carriage service provider is listed, it may be reallocated after it has been surrendered or withdrawn (subject to any business rules about continuing to list such a number).

Note 2: Numbers that are not allocated and are not listed are reserved for allocation at some point in the future.

 (5) The ACMA must not list a shared number.

Part 2—Standard procedure for allocation of numbers