Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 1997 - SECT 22

  (1)   This section applies to a committee (an old committee ) that was:

  (a)   established under section   53 of the Telecommunications Act 1991 (the 1991 Act ); or

  (b)   established under section   240 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992 (the 1992 Act );

and that was in existence immediately before the merging time.

  (2)   The Australian Communications Authority Act 1997 (the ACA Act ) has effect, after the merging time, as if:

  (a)   each old committee had been established by the ACA under section   51 of the ACA Act immediately after the merging time; and

  (b)   each appointment that was in force under:

  (i)   section   53 of the 1991 Act; or

  (ii)   section   240 of the 1992 Act;

    as the case may be, immediately before the merging time, had been made under section   51 of the ACA Act immediately after the merging time; and

  (c)   each direction that was in force under:

  (i)   section   53 of the 1991 Act; or

  (ii)   section   240 of the 1992 Act;

    as the case may be, immediately before the merging time had been given under section   51 of the ACA Act immediately after the merging time.

  (3)   If an old committee was established under section   53 of the 1991 Act, then, after the merging time, a reference in the instrument establishing the committee to AUSTEL is taken to be a reference to the ACA.

  (4)   If an old committee was established under section   240 of the 1992 Act, then, after the merging time, a reference in the instrument establishing the committee to the SMA is taken to be a reference to the ACA.

  (5)   Before 30   June 1998, the ACA must review the continued existence of each old committee.