b) c) d) e) f) the process for submitting an individual licence application or application for registration, including the intended timeframe for the Commission to process an application; : the application fees to be paid to the Commission; the eligibility criteria for individual licences and registration under class licences; a fair and transparent method or methods of selecting applicants in circumstances where applications for licences may exceed the restrictions set out in subsection (2); and general licence conditions which apply to all licences. (2) The licensing rules may set out restrictions or limitations on the issuance or scope of GB) Before making licensing rules under subsection (1), the Commission shall conduct a licences which are necessary to give effect to the objectives of this Act, including promoting sustainable and workably competitive communications markets. public consultation and publish a draft of such licensing rules. Obtaining a licence for communications networks or services 32, (1) A person may in accordance with the licensing rules apply to the Commission— a) b) (2) for registration under a class licence. The Commission shall promptly issue an individual licence to an applicant provided that— a) b) c) d) (3) for an individual licence; or the the the the applicant’s application complies with the licensing rules; applicant pays any applicable application fee to the Commission; applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the licence; and licence is not of a type that is restricted in number. An applicant for an individual licence may combine that application with an application under section. In such case, the Commission shall progress the two applications in concert and issue the licences together or under such arrangement as the Commission and the applicant agree. ) The Commission must provide reasons for any refusal to issue an individual licence to an 6) The Commission shall promptly register an applicant under a class licence provided that— applicant. a) b) the application for registration complies with the licensing rules; and the applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the licence. (6) The Commission shall maintain and publish a register of licensees and licences. The ©) The Foreign Investment Act 1985 does not apply to carrying on the business of owning entry in the register shall be the authoritative record of the status of any licence. or operating a communications network or providing a communications service by a licensee. 16