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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 11 Hansard (30 November) . . Page.. 3568 ..

(a) on request by a gas supplier or other person; and

(b) on payment to the distributor of any relevant capital contribution charge;

connect the premises to which the request relates to the distributor's network.".

Page 16, line 6, after clause 34 insert the following new clause in the Bill:

"34A  Public consultation

(1)   Before ICRC makes a defined licence decision under this Division, it may give public notice about the matter to be decided and invite submissions about that matter from interested people.

(2)   The public notice must-

(a) be published in a daily newspaper and on ICRC's web site on the Internet; and

(b) state where copies of relevant documents may be inspected; and

(c) state-

(i) where submissions may be lodged; and

(ii) the closing date for submissions, that is at least 28 days after the notice is published.

(3)   If ICRC gives public notice under subsection (1) about a defined licence decision, it must not make the decision unless it has-

(a) allowed the utility a reasonable opportunity-

(i) to examine submissions lodged with ICRC in accordance with the public notice; and

(ii) to make representations to ICRC about any matter raised in the submissions; and

(b) considered the matters raised in all the submissions and representations properly made to ICRC.

(4)   In this section:

defined licence decision means a decision to-

(a) grant a licence under section 35; or

(b) vary a licence under section 36; or

(c) exempt a utility under section 37; or

(d) agree to the transfer of a licence under section 38.

utility -

(a) in relation to the grant of a licence-means the applicant for the licence; and

(b) in relation to the transfer of a licence-includes the intended transferee.".

Amendments -

Clause 35, page 16, line 18, subclause (3), omit the subclause, substitute the following subclause:

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