Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · s 210

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s 210Opinion on category of service

(1)

A person may apply to the Commission to decide whether a content applications service is considered a limited content applications service or whether the content is incidental content.

(2)

The Commission shall provide its opinion within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application.

(3)

The Commission shall take into account any relevant

Ministerial guidelines and any previous opinions given under this

Chapter before giving its opinion.

(4)

The opinion shall be binding on the Commission and all affected parties for a period of three years from the date that the opinion is provided under subsection (2).

(5)

Notwithstanding subsection (4), the Commission may withdraw an opinion if it is satisfied that the nature of the service has changed materially.

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(6)

The Commission shall maintain a register of opinions in accordance with Chapter 6 of Part V.

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