Telecommunications Numbering Plan 2025
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82 Inconsistency with numbering plan
(a) the number has been allocated, transferred, issued or used in a way that is inconsistent with this instrument; and
(b) the ACMA is satisfied that the benefits of withdrawing the number, or the problems to be avoided by withdrawing the number, are more significant for end‑users and carriage service providers than the technical and financial consequences of withdrawing the number.
(2) If the ACMA decides to withdraw a number under subsection (1), the ACMA must give written notice of the decision to the carriage service provider that holds the number.
(4) The period between the date of the notice and the date on which the number is to be withdrawn must be at least the shorter of the following periods:
(a) 44 business days plus the period for which, at the date of the notice, the carriage service provider has held the number;
(b) 14 months.
(5) If the ACMA is not the designated authority, then the ACMA must notify the designated authority of a decision to withdraw a number as soon as reasonably practicable after the decision is made.