Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1986 No. 100 AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL (INQUIRIES) REGULATIONS - REG 8

8. (1) Where-

   (a)  the Tribunal has received an application requesting the exercise of
        any of its substantive powers, other than the power-

        (i)    to grant a licence; or

        (ii)   to renew a licence, other than a re-broadcasting licence or a
               re-transmission licence; and

   (b)  at any time after commencing the inquiry into the requested exercise
        of that power, the Tribunal is satisfied, having regard to the
        application and any document lodged with the application, that it is
        not necessary to make any further investigation into any matter
        relevant to the inquiry, the Tribunal may, in its discretion,
        terminate the inquiry.

(2) Where the Tribunal makes a decision under sub-regulation (1) terminating
an inquiry, the Tribunal shall, as soon as practicable but within 28 days
after the date of the decision-

   (a)  give notice in writing of the decision and the reasons for the
        decision to the applicant and any person or organisation notified
        under regulation 7 in relation to the inquiry; and

   (b)  publish a notice containing particulars of the decision and the places
        where and times when copies of the relevant inquiry file may be
        inspected by members of the public.