Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:section:315b:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 315B (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 556338–558130

telecommunications industry;
 (d) the potential consequences that any direction may have on customers of the carrier, provider or intermediary.
The Home Affairs Minister must give the greatest weight to the matter mentioned in paragraph (a).
 (7) Subsection (6) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had.

Consultation
 (8) Before giving a carrier, carriage service provider or carriage service intermediary a direction under subsection (2), the Home Affairs Minister must:
 (a) consult the Minister administering this Act; and
 (b) do the following:
 (i) by written notice, given to the carrier, provider or intermediary, set out the proposed direction;
 (ii) in that notice, invite the carrier, provider or intermediary to make written representations to the Home Affairs Minister in relation to the proposed direction within the period specified in the notice;
 (iii) have regard to any such representations made within that period.
 (9) For the purposes of subparagraph (8)(b)(ii), the period to be specified in the notice must be at least 28 days after the notice is given. However, the Home Affairs Minister may specify a shorter period if the Home Affairs Minister considers it necessary to do so because of urgent circumstances.
 (10) Subsection (8) does not limit the persons with whom the Home Affairs Minister may consult.

Copy of direction to be given to ACMA
 (11) The Home Affairs Minister must give the ACMA a copy of any direction under subsection (2).

Compliance with direction
 (12) A person must comply with a direction given to the person under subsection (2).

Definitions
 (13) In this section:
security has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

Division 6—Home Affairs Secretary's information‑gathering powers