Telstra Corporation Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission [2008] FCA 1436

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Telstra Corporation Ltd v Australian Competition & Consumer Commission [2008] FCA 1436

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Telecommunications Access Regime under Pt XIC of Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – access disputes between three access seekers and carrier (Telstra Corporation Ltd – Telstra) – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) arbitrating disputes under Div 8 of Pt XIC – ACCC makes final determination under s 152CP – Telstra challenges final determinations on judicial review grounds – statutory list of mandatory relevant considerations – whether one or more should be given priority – exhortatory provisions – whether final determinations invalid because period exceeded period of declaration of Line Sharing Service as a declared service

TRADE PRACTICES – Telecommunications Access Regime under Pt XIC of Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) – access disputes between three access seekers and carrier (Telstra Corporation Ltd – Telstra) – Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) arbitrating disputes under Div 8 of Pt XIC – ACCC makes final determination under s 152CP – Telstra challenges final determinations on judicial review grounds – statutory list of mandatory relevant considerations – whether one or more should be given priority – exhortatory provisions – whether final determinations invalid because period exceeded period of declaration of Line Sharing Service as a declared service

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Pt XIC, Div 8, ss 152AB, 152AQA, 152CR, 152AL, 152ALA, 152CM, 152DNA, 152DNC

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