5Coverage applications—the Act, s 25 and Sch 2, cl 4(a)

5 Coverage applications—the Act, s 25 and Sch 2, cl 4(a)

5 Coverage applications—the Act, s 25 and Sch 2, cl 4(a)

(1) IPART must give the following persons written notice of a coverage application—

(a) for an application made by a person other than the service provider for the service—the service provider,

(b) the relevant Ministers.

(2) A notice must—

(a) specify the following—

(i) when the application was made,

(ii) the report date, and

(b) invite submissions on the application.

(3) IPART may, before the report date—

(a) postpone the report date to a later date (the revised date), and

(b) give written notice of the revised date to—

(i) the applicant, and

(ii) a person from whom submissions were invited under this section.

Note—

The Act, section 25(4) requires IPART to use IPART’s best endeavours to ensure that a report is provided by the report date.

(4) A reference to a report date in subsection (3) includes a reference to a revised date.