Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Act 2023

Referral report

70. Prior to referring a matter for adjudication an authorised officer shall prepare a report (referred to in this Act as a “referral report”) containing—

(a) a detailed description of the relevant facts of the case,

(b) details of the regulatory breach concerned,

(c) an outline of the facts and evidence on which the authorised officer is relying for the purpose of referring the matter to the Commission for adjudication,

(d) a summary of any submissions made by the notified person to the authorised officer during the investigation, including in response to the notice of suspected non-compliance or any supplementary notice of suspected non-compliance,

(e) the authorised officer’s assessment of the extent to which the notified person cooperated with the investigation, and

(f) any other information that the authorised officer considers to be relevant to an adjudication.