(1) A licence holder must apply to the Secretary for approval of a proposed timetable for each of its scheduled international air services to or from Australian territory.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must:
(a) if the Secretary directs, be in the approved form; and
(b) specify:
(i) the day on which the licence holder proposes to start operating the service; and
(ii) if known, the day on which the licence holder proposes to stop operating the service; and
(c) include, in relation to the service, details of each of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) of the definition of timetable in subsection 5(1).
(3) An application under subsection (1) must be lodged with the Secretary:
(a) at least 35 days before the day the licence holder proposes to start operating the service; or
(b) within any lesser period allowed by the Secretary.
(4) If further information is necessary to enable the Secretary to determine an application made under subsection (1):
(a) the Secretary may, by notice in writing, require the licence holder to provide the information; and
(b) the Secretary is not bound to consider the application further, or to determine the application, until such information is provided to the Secretary.