Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 150A

                   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"application law" means:

                     (a)  a law of a participating jurisdiction that applies the Competition Code, either with or without modifications, as a law of the participating jurisdiction; or

                     (b)  any regulations or other legislative instrument made under a law described in paragraph (a); or

                     (c)  the Competition Code, applying as a law of the participating jurisdiction, either with or without modifications.

"apply" , in relation to the Competition Code, means apply the Competition Code by reference:

                     (a)  as in force from time to time; or

                     (b)  as in force at a particular time.

"Commonwealth entity" means:

                     (a)  an authority of the Commonwealth; or

                     (b)  an officer of the Commonwealth.

"Competition Code" means (according to the context):

                     (a)  the text described in section 150C; or

                     (b)  that text, applying as a law of a participating jurisdiction, either with or without modifications.

"modifications" includes additions, omissions and substitutions.

"officer" , in relation to the Commonwealth, includes the following:

                     (a)  a Minister;

                     (b)  a person who holds:

                              (i)  an office established by or under an Act;

                             (ii)  an appointment made under an Act;

                            (iii)  an appointment made by the Governor-General or a Minister but not under an Act;

                     (c)  a person who is a member or officer of an authority of the Commonwealth;

                     (d)  a person who is in the service or employment of the Commonwealth, or of an authority of the Commonwealth, or is employed or engaged under an Act.

"participating jurisdiction" means a participating State or Territory.

"participating State" means a State that is a party to the Conduct Code Agreement and applies the Competition Code as a law of the State, either with or without modifications.

"participating Territory" means a Territory that is a party to the Conduct Code Agreement and applies the Competition Code as a law of the Territory, either with or without modifications.

Schedule version of Part IV means the text that is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to this Act.

"Territory" means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory.