Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00900:section:23
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23  Protected name and protected symbol
 (1) Despite the repeal of the Telecommunications Act 1991 (the 1991 Act) by this Act, section 402A of that Act continues to apply, after the merging time, in relation to a protected name and the protected symbol, until the end of:
 (a) 12 months after the merging time; or
 (b) if a longer period is specified in the regulations—that longer period;
as if:
 (c) the 1991 Act had not been repealed; and
 (d) the reference in subsection 402A(1) of that Act to AUSTEL were a reference to the ACA.
 (2) The Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).