Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section does not apply if—
(a) the applicant holds a corresponding authority for the distribution authority; or
(b) the distribution authority is a point-to-point distribution authority.
(2) Before deciding the application, the regulator must—
(a) publish in a Statewide newspaper a notice stating each of the following—
(i) that an application for a distribution authority has been made;
(ii) the applicant's name;
(iii) a period of at least 20 business days during which anyone may make written submissions to the regulator about the application;
(iv) where the application, other than any part of the application that is RTI excluded information, may be inspected; and
(b) consider written submissions about the application made to the regulator within the stated period.