No. 34

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Communications

(a) disputes between or among licensees;
(b) disputes between licensees and the public involving alleged
breaches of the Act, regulations, rules or licences;
(c) disputes between, or complaints relating to, licensees and
consumers; and
(d) disputes relating to agreements between or among
licensees.

(4) The Authority may, where necessary, make representations to
the licensee on behalf of the complainant or to the complainant on
behalf of the licensee, as the Authority may deem appropriate.

(5) For the purposes of dealing with consumer complaints, the
Authority shall establish a dedicated unit that shall receive and
follow up on complaints from consumers.

(6) The Authority shall adopt rules and procedures on handling
complaints or disputes referred to it under this Act.
172__(1) when presented with a dispute, the Authority shall,
wherever practicable, apply conciliation, mediation and alternative
dispute resolution techniques in resolving the dispute.
(2) The Authority shall establish and maintain a procedure by
which any matter which__

dispute
resolution
techniques

(a) relates to the provision of communications service;

(b) has not, after allowing reasonable period, been resolved
between a consumer and a communications service provider; and

(c) in relation to which the Authority has been requested to act
by a consumer, may be resolved in an effective, timely, fair and
relatively cheap manner.

(3) The Authority may intervene at the request of any party in
order to resolve any dispute between holders of licence to offer
communications services.
173.__(1) where the Authority is satisfied that a person has
breached or is likely to breach any requirement under this Act, the
Authority shall make an appropriate order against that person.

(2) The order made by the Authority under subsection (1) may
include any of the following__
(a) a compliance order requiring the person to comply with the
provisions of this Act;

(b) a cease and desist order requiring a person to stop or refrain
from doing an act which is in contravention of this Act;

Compliance
orders

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