Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00195:section:156
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00195
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 156
Character Range: 269805–271951

156  Alteration of charges subject to price control arrangements
 (1) Where a designated Telstra successor company proposes to alter a carrier charge that is subject to price control arrangements, the following provisions have effect.
 (2) Where, under the applicable determinations under section 155, the consent of the ACCC is not required to the proposed alteration, the designated Telstra successor company may make the proposed alteration.
 (3) Where, under the applicable determinations under section 155, the consent of the ACCC is required to the proposed alteration, the designated Telstra successor company must not make the proposed alteration unless the following paragraphs have been complied with:
 (a) if those determinations require the giving to the ACCC of a period of notice before the proposed alteration is made—that period has ended or the ACCC has waived the giving of the notice;
 (b) if those determinations require the giving to the ACCC of particular information not later than a particular time before the alteration is made:
 (i) the information was so given; or
 (ii) some only of the information was so given and the ACCC has waived the giving of the remainder of the information; or
 (iii) the ACCC has waived the giving of the information;
 (c) subject to paragraph (d), either:
 (i) the ACCC has consented to the proposed alteration; or
 (ii) the period within which the ACCC is required under those determinations to give or refuse its consent to the proposed alteration has ended and the ACCC did not before the end of that period refuse its consent to the proposed alteration;
 (d) if, before the end of the period within which, but for this paragraph, the ACCC would be required under the applicable determinations to give or refuse its consent to the proposed alteration, the ACCC requested the designated Telstra successor company to provide further information about the proposed alteration, the first‑mentioned period is taken to be extended by a period equal to the number of days commencing on the day on which the request was made and ending on the day on which the further information was provided.