Telecommunications Act 1997

The ACMA may suspend or cancel a non‑protection zone installation permit by written notice to the holder of the permit, if the ACMA is satisfied that:

the holder has breached a condition to which the permit is subject; or

the holder has not complied with a condition of the Code of Practice in force under clause 15 of Schedule 3 that applies to the installation of submarine cables.

Before a permit is suspended or cancelled under subclause (1):

the ACMA must give the holder 30 days’ written notice of the ACMA’s intention to suspend or cancel the permit and the ground or grounds on which the ACMA intends to do so; and

the ACMA must give the holder an opportunity to submit to the ACMA any matters that the holder wishes the ACMA to take into account in deciding whether to suspend or cancel the permit; and

the ACMA must take into account any matters submitted by the holder under paragraph (b) and any action taken by the holder to address the ACMA’s concerns or to prevent the recurrence of similar circumstances.