50Decision on application

50  Decision on application

 (1) The ACMA must approve an application made by a registered carriage service provider under section 48 if:

 (a) the application is complete; and

 (b) none of the grounds set out in this section for not approving the application apply.

 (2) If the ACMA receives more than one application for allocation of the same number, the ACMA must:

 (a) make a decision on the applications in the order that the applications were received; and

 (b) if it approves an application—not approve any later applications.

 (3) The ACMA must not approve an application for the allocation of a carriage service provider identification code if the registered carriage service provider holds a carriage service provider identification code that was allocated on or after 5 September 2013, unless the ACMA is satisfied that special circumstances justify the allocation of the code.

 (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a registered carriage service provider if there is a registered industry code that applies to the registered carriage service provider that the ACMA has declared is a replacement code for the purposes of this subsection.

 (5) If the ACMA decides not to approve an application for the allocation of a carriage service provider identification code, the ACMA must give written notice of the decision to the registered carriage service provider concerned.

 (6) Despite subsections 48(6) and (7), the ACMA may regard an application as complete for the purposes of subsection (1) if:

 (a) the ACMA has determined in writing that this subsection applies to the registered carriage service provider; and

 (b) the ACMA has not revoked the determination.