Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Attorney-General, after consulting the Prime Minister and the Minister administering this Act, considers that the grant of a carrier licence to a particular person would be prejudicial to security, the Attorney-General may give a written direction to the ACMA not to grant a carrier licence to the person.
(2) The ACMA must comply with a direction under subsection (1).
(3) While a direction is in force under this section:
(a) the ACMA cannot reconsider a non-compulsory refusal to grant a carrier licence to the person; and
(b) the Administrative Appeals Tribunal cannot consider an application for review of a non-compulsory refusal to grant a carrier licence to the person.
(4) If an application for a carrier licence is pending at the time when the Attorney-General gives a direction to the ACMA under this section, then the application lapses.
Note: Section 73A provides for refund of the application charge.
(5) In this section:
"non-compulsory refusal" means a refusal to grant a carrier licence, other than a refusal that is required by section 56A or this section.
"security" has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 .