Failing to comply with ACMA direction to remove an unlawfully installed international submarine cable
86 Failing to comply with ACMA direction to remove an unlawfully installed international submarine cable
The ACMA may direct a carrier to remove an international submarine cable if:
the carrier installed the submarine cable, or caused it to be installed, in a protection zone or in Australian waters without a permit under this Part authorising the installation; or
the carrier is installing the submarine cable, or causing it be installed, in a protection zone or in Australian waters without a permit under this Part authorising the installation.
A carrier who does not comply with a direction under subclause (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
The ACMA must not give a direction to a carrier under subclause (1) in relation to an international submarine cable that the carrier installed, or began to install, before the commencement of this Schedule.
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