Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 72 AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORPORATION REGULATIONS - REG 9

9. (1) A person who is:

   (a)  using, or intending to use, a bulk interconnection service; and

   (b)  unable to agree with Australia Post on:

        (i)    the rate reduction that will apply to the service; or

        (ii)   the period in which the service will be supplied at the reduced
               rate; may give written notice to the ACCC of a dispute about
               the matter.

(2) A notice must:

   (a)  be clearly and legibly printed, typewritten or handwritten to enable
        reproduction of the contents of the notice in a form that is clear and
        legible; and

   (b)  state:

        (i)    if the rate reduction is in dispute-the amount that the
               complainant proposes should apply; and

        (ii)   if the period during which the service will be supplied is in
               dispute-the period during which the complainant proposes that
               the service should be supplied at the reduced rate; and

   (c)  state:

        (i)    the rate reduction (if any) that Australia Post has offered for
               supply of the service to the complainant; and

        (ii)   the period (if any) during which Australia Post has offered to
               supply the service to the complainant at the reduced rate; and

   (d)  have with it a copy of any document in the possession, or under the
        control, of the complainant that may be relevant to the dispute; and

   (e)  state the name and address of the complainant; and

   (f)  be signed and dated by or for the complainant; and

   (g)  if the signatory is not the complainant-state:

        (i)    the name and address of the signatory; and

        (ii)   the capacity in which the signatory signs the notice.

(3) A notice may state a claim in accordance with regulation 21 in relation to
information contained in documents mentioned in paragraph (2) (d).

(4) A notice may relate to more than 1 dispute. (NOTE: A complainant may claim
the protection of regulation 21 (which relates to confidentiality) in respect
of information supplied under this regulation.)

(5) A notice is taken to be given when the ACCC receives the notice.