Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 · s 82

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s 82Disputes

(1)

A dispute between two or more persons (“the parties”)

regarding any matter under this Act or its subsidiary legislation shall first be attempted to be resolved by negotiation between the parties.

(2)

If one of the parties to the dispute has provided an undertaking which is relevant to the subject-matter of the dispute and the undertaking has been registered by the Commission in accordance with Chapter 11 of this Part, the parties may adopt the conditions of the undertaking for the purposes of resolving the dispute.

(3)

If the parties to the dispute cannot or otherwise fail to reach an agreement, and no relevant undertaking has been registered, or if one of the parties to the dispute does not wish to adopt the conditions of the undertaking, the parties may seek resolution of the dispute by the Commission, if this Act or its subsidiary legislation expressly provides for such resolution.