Telecommunications Act 1997

On a review of a decision of the ACCC of a kind mentioned in section 151ZL, the Australian Competition Tribunal may make a decision:

affirming the ACCC’s decision; or

setting aside the ACCC’s decision;

A decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal:

affirming a decision of the ACCC; or

setting aside a decision of the ACCC;

If the Australian Competition Tribunal sets aside a decision of the ACCC under section 151F to reject a functional separation undertaking, subsection 151F(5) has effect as if the undertaking had been received by the ACCC immediately after the decision was set aside.

This subsection resets the start of the 3‑month decision‑making period set out in subsection 151F(5).

If the Australian Competition Tribunal sets aside a decision of the ACCC under section 151T to reject a variation, subsection 151T(5) has effect as if the variation had been received by the ACCC immediately after the decision was set aside.

This subsection resets the start of the 3‑month decision‑making period set out in subsection 151T(5).

For the purposes of a review by the Australian Competition Tribunal, the member of the Australian Competition Tribunal presiding at the review may require the ACCC to give such information, make such reports and provide such other assistance to the Australian Competition Tribunal as the member specifies.

For the purposes of a review, the Australian Competition Tribunal may have regard to any information given, documents produced or evidence given to the ACCC in connection with the making of the decision to which the review relates.

Paragraphs 103(1)(a) and (b) and 108(b) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 have effect, in relation to a review, as if a reference in those paragraphs to that Act included a reference to this Part.

Division 2 of Part IX of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 applies to proceedings before the Australian Competition Tribunal.