67General provisions relating to determinations

67 General provisions relating to determinations

(1)  A determination under this Act must include a statement of the purpose of, and reasons for, the making of the determination.

(2)  The Regulator must publish notice of the making of a determination under this Act –

(a) in the Gazette; and

(b) [Section 67 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 2015, s. 92, Applied:01 Jul 2015] in daily newspapers published and circulating in Tasmania or in such other manner as the Regulator considers appropriate; and

(c) on the Regulator's internet website.

(3)  The notice under subsection (2) must include –

(a) a brief description of the nature and effect of the determination; and

(b) details of when the determination takes effect and how a copy of the determination may be obtained from the Regulator.

(4)  The Regulator must send a copy of a determination to each regulated entity to which the determination applies.

(5)  A determination takes effect on and from –

(a) the date on which notice of its making is published in the Gazette; or

(b) any later date of commencement as may be specified in the determination.

(6)  A determination has effect until –

(a) it is amended or revoked by a later determination; or

(b) such other date as is specified in the determination, being a date that is not later than the date of the end of the regulatory period to which the determination applies.

(7)  A determination is binding on a regulated entity to which the determination applies.

(8)  Following the making of a determination under this Act, the Regulator may require the regulated entity to amend any document of the regulated entity that relates to the provision of a regulated service that is publicly available so that it is consistent with the Regulator's determination.