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Provision Reference: sch 6 cl 50
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50  Eligible States—consent and declaration
(1) A State may give consent under subsection 284(5) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (as amended by this Schedule) as if subsections 284(5) to (8) of that Act had commenced at same time as the commencement of this item.
(2) If a State gives consent as mentioned in subitem (1):
 (a) the consent has effect as if subsections 284(5) to (8) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (as amended by this Schedule) had commenced at same time as the commencement of this item; and
 (b) the ACMA may make a declaration in relation to the State under subsection 284(7) of that Act as if subsections 284(5) to (8) of that Act had commenced at same time as the commencement of this item.
(3) If the ACMA makes a declaration as mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) of this item, the declaration takes effect as if subsections 284(5) to (8) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (as amended by this Schedule) had commenced at same time as the commencement of this item.
(4) This item does not, by implication, affect the application of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to a power conferred by a provision other than subsection 284(5) or (7) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (as amended by this Schedule).
(5) For the purposes of this item, State includes:
 (a) the Australian Capital Territory; and
 (b) the Northern Territory.