Queensland Competition Authority Bill 1997 (Qld)

Queensland

QUEENSLAND COMPETITION AUTHORITY BILL 1997

QUEENSLAND COMPETITION AUTHORITY BILL 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Division 1—Introduction

1 Short title 2.0... eee eee 2 Commencement ......... 0.000. cece eee eee 3 Act binds State... 2... eee eee 4 Extraterritorial operation ..... 0.0.0.0... eee eee eee

Division 2—Interpretation 5 Definitions—the dictionary .......... 0.06.0 e eee 6 Things done in relation to Ministers.................000 0s eeee

PART 2—QUEENSLAND COMPETITION AUTHORITY Division 1—Establishment of authority

7 Establishment of authority ........ 00... cece eee 8 Legal status of authority .......... 0... cece cece eee eee 9 Authority's relationship with State...................0000 0s eee

Division 2—Functions and powers of authority

10 Authority's functions .. 0.6... 00. c cece eee eects 11 Authority's powers... 0.0.0... eee eee eee 12 Directions by Ministers about authority's functions ................

13 Public availability of directions ..... 0.0... 0.0. e cece eee eee

PART 3—PRICING PRACTICES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

Division 1—Criteria for declarations of government monopoly business activities

14 Development of criteria... 6.2... 2 eee eee

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Revision of, and advice about, criteria .......... 2.0.0... c eee eee eee Consultation about criteria 2.2.0... 2 eee eee eens Publication of criteria 2.2.0... eee eect eee eens

Division 2—Declarations of government monopoly business activities

Request for declaration ...........0. 00.00 Declaration by Ministers ...........0... 0. cee eee eee Declaration by regulation ......... 0.0.00... eee ee Public availability of requests ........ 0.0...

Division 3—Investigations about government monopoly business activities

Investigations by authority—standing reference...................... Investigations by authority—Mimnisterial reference.................... Directions of Ministers for Ministerial reference ..................4.. Notice of investigation ...............0. 000. Matters to be considered by authority for investigation................ Procedures for investigations ........... 0.0.0.0... 0 cece eee eee eee Ending of authority's jurisdiction for investigation. ................... Division 4—Reports of authority about investigations Application of division ......... 0.0... eee eee eee Authority to report to Ministers. 2.0.0.0... 0... eee eee ee Authority to give copy of report to government agency................ Multiple reports ....... 0... eee eee eee Contents of report ..... 2.0.2 eee eee Public availability of reports .........0... 00000. Delaying public availability of reports .............0...00...0020000. Decision of Ministers about report ............... 00.000 ee eee eee ee Referral of accepted recommendations to responsible Minister .........