Australian Communications and Media Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2005 (45 of 2005)

Schedule 4   Transitional provisions

Part 5   Miscellaneous

16   Protecting ACA's names and symbols

Despite the repeal of the Australian Communications Authority Act 1997 by Schedule 1, section 55 of that Act, and regulations for the purposes of that section, as in force immediately before the transition time continue to apply in relation to a protected name and a protected symbol (within the meaning of that section), until the end of:

(a) 12 months after the transition time; or

(b) if a longer period is specified in the regulations - that longer period;

as if:

(c) that Act had not been repealed; and

(d) the reference in subsection 55(2A) of that Act to the ACA were a reference to the ACMA; and

(e) any consent given under subsection 55(2A) of that Act that was in force immediately before the transition time had been given by the ACMA.