Acceptance of a reference offer by another licensee 44, A licensee may accept a reference offer of another licensee approved or determined by the Commission by written notice to the other licensee and, on acceptance, the terms of the reference offer will become an interconnection and access agreement between the two licensees. Reference offers for proposed investments 45, A person may, in connection with a proposal for a new investment, provide a reference (1) offer to the Commission for approval together with details of the proposed investment. (2) The Commission may decline to consider a reference offer provided under subsection (1) or may approve or reject the reference offer. (3) Before approving or rejecting the reference offer, the Commission shall public consultation. (4) (3) A conduct a licensee may apply for a rehearing under section of a decision by the Commission to reject a reference offer. If the Commission approves the reference offer, upon the person becoming a licensee and making the proposed investment, the reference offer will be an approved reference offer as if it had been accepted under section. Model access agreements, interconnection principles and reference offers 46. The Commission must apply the same principles that apply when the Commission determines an interconnection and access agreement under subsection in— a) formulating principles under section (1)(a); and b) determining reference offers; and c) determining whether to approve a reference offer. New infrastructure 47. A licensee who proposes to construct a new communications facility to expand its qd) communications network shall at least 30 days before it plans to finalise the design of the communications facility— a) b) (2) publish details of its proposal on its website together with an invitation for expressions of interest in sharing the communications facility; and on the same day, provide a copy of the details and invitation to the Commission (which shall promptly publish the details and invitation). A petson may, within 7 days of his proposal being published by the licensee, provide an expression of interest in sharing the communications facility to the Commission, The Commission shall promptly provide any expressions of interest to the licensee who proposes to construct the communications facility. (3) After the expiry of the 7 day period in subsection (2), the licensee who proposes to construct the communications facility shall promptly provide each person who has 23

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