Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023
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Adjudicator may refer question of law to Court | ||
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111. (1) An adjudicator may, on her or his own initiative or at the request of the Commission or a person the subject of a referral under section 71 , refer to the Court for decision by way of case-stated a question of law arising at a hearing on a referral under section 71 . | ||
(2) Where a question has been referred under subsection (1), the adjudicator shall not, in relation to a referral under section 71 to which the hearing relates— | ||
(a) make a decision under section 90 or 91 to which the question is relevant while the reference to the Court is pending, or | ||
(b) proceed in a manner, or make a decision under section 90 or 91 , that is inconsistent with the Court’s decision on the question. | ||
(3) Where a question is referred to the Court under subsection (1)— | ||
(a) the adjudicator shall send to the Court all documents before the adjudicator that are relevant to the matter in question, and | ||
(b) at the end of the proceeding in the Court in relation to the reference, the Court shall cause the documents to be returned to the adjudicator. |