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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 151BUAA

Minister may give directions to Commission

             (1)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC.

          (1A)  The Minister may only give a direction under subsection (1) that:

                     (a)  requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC; or

                     (b)  requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC in a particular way.

          (1B)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a specified Ministerially-directed report, to:

                     (a)  prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

                     (b)  publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

Note:          For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .

          (1C)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a report in a specified series of Ministerially-directed periodic reports, to:

                     (a)  prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

                     (b)  publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

             (2)  The Commission must comply with a direction under this section.

             (3)  If:

                     (a)  a record-keeping rule is made as a result of a direction under subsection (1) ; and

                     (b)  the rule requires the preparation of a report;

then:

                     (c)  the rule must contain a statement to the effect that the rule was made as a result of a Ministerial direction; and

                     (d)  a report prepared under the rule is to be known as a Ministerially-directed report .



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