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Telecommunications Act 2001

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155ZG: Dispute resolution scheme

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"A way to solve arguments about telecommunications"

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The dispute resolution scheme is a way to solve arguments. You can find out what the scheme is by looking at clause 2 of Schedule 3C or the rules made under clause 16 of Schedule 3C. The scheme has its own rules for how to send a dispute to it.

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Access to property, involving rights of multiple parties, to deploy fibre optic media and other technology: Dispute resolution process

155ZGDispute resolution scheme

  1. The dispute resolution scheme is—

  2. the approved scheme defined in clause 2 of Schedule 3C; or
    1. the regulated scheme provided for in regulations made under clause 16 of Schedule 3C.

      1. The procedures for referring disputes to the dispute resolution scheme are as set out in the rules of the dispute resolution scheme.

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      • Section 155ZG: inserted, on , by section 13 of the Telecommunications (Property Access and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 16).