Australian Capital Territory

Competition Policy Reform (Savings and Transitional) Regulations
Subordinate Law No. 16 of 19961

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Competition Policy Reform Act 1996.
Dated 22 July 1996.
kate carnell
Minister
tony de domenico
Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Competition Policy Reform (Savings and Transitional) Regulations.
Commencement
2.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.
Interpretation
3.  In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“commencement date” means the date of commencement of Parts II to VI of the Territory Act;
“Commonwealth Act” means the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth;
“Territory Act” means the Competition Policy Reform Act 1996.
Existing authorisations
4.  (1)  If an authorisation granted under the Commonwealth Act is in force immediately before the commencement date, a corresponding authorisation is taken to have been also granted under the Competition Code.
(2)  Such a corresponding authorisation has the same effect for the purposes of the Competition Code as the first-mentioned authorisation has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be amended, revoked or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code.
(3)  This clause does not apply in relation to an authorisation granted under the Commonwealth Act if an authorisation in the same or substantially the same terms has already been granted as referred to in section 44 of the Territory Act.
Existing notifications
5.  (1)  If a notice given under section 93 of the Commonwealth Act is in force immediately before the commencement date, a corresponding notice is taken to have been also given under section 93 of the Competition Code.
(2)  Such a corresponding notice has the same effect for the purposes of the Competition Code as the first-mentioned notice has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be withdrawn or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code.
(3)  This clause does not apply in relation to a notice given under section 93 of the Commonwealth Act if a notice in the same or substantially the same terms has already been given as referred to in section 44 of the Territory Act.
(4)  This clause applies to a notice given under subsection 93 (3) of the Commonwealth Act, as well as to a notice given under subsection 93 (1) of that Act.
	
NOTE
Notification
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 22 July 1996.

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