Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00913:clause:1_152aqa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00913
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 152AQA
Character Range: 1181–2772

152AQA  Pricing principles

Determination

 (1) The Commission must, by writing, determine principles relating to the price of access to a declared service.

Note: See subsection (6) for the effect of the determination.

 (2) The determination may also contain price‑related terms and conditions relating to access to the declared service.

Timing

 (3) The Commission must make such a determination at the same time as, or as soon as practicable after:
 (a) the Commission declares a service to be a declared service; and
 (b) if the Commission varies a declared service—that variation.

Consultation

 (4) Before making such a determination, the Commission must:
 (a) publish a draft of the determination and invite people to make submissions to the Commission on the draft determination; and
 (b) consider any submissions that are received within the time limit specified by the Commission when it published the draft determination.

Publication

 (5) The Commission must publish the determination in such manner as it considers appropriate (including in electronic form).

Arbitration

 (6) The Commission must have regard to the determination if it is required to arbitrate an access dispute under Division 8 in relation to the declared service.

Ministerial pricing determinations prevail

 (7) A determination under this section has no effect to the extent that it is inconsistent with any Ministerial pricing determination.

Definition

 (8) In this section:

price‑related terms and conditions means terms and conditions relating to price or a method of ascertaining price.