Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01970:reg:68
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01970
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 68
Character Range: 74290–75263

68  Winning bidder to make statement about affiliations
 (1) As soon as practicable after the end of the auction period, the ACMA must:
 (a) give each winning bidder details about the identity of all other winning bidders; and
 (b) ask the bidder to make a statement whether the bidder is an affiliate of another winning bidder or a previous successful bidder and, if so, identifying the other bidder or the previous successful bidder and giving details of the affiliation.
 (2) The ACMA must state a deadline, at least 10 working days after the date of the request, before which the statement must be received by the ACMA.
 (3) A winning bidder must give the ACMA the statement by the deadline.
Note 1: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence under section 137.1 of the Criminal Code.
Note 2: Section 136.1 of the Criminal Code also makes it an offence to make a false or misleading statement in connection with an application for a spectrum licence.