Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Section 44NBB
Council may request information
The provision
(1) The Council may give a person a written notice requesting the person give to the Council, within a specified period, information of the kind specified in the notice that the Council considers may be relevant to deciding what recommendation to make under section 44NBA.
(2) The Council must:
(a) give a copy of the notice to:
(i) if an application was made under subsection 44NBA(3) and the person is not the applicant—the applicant; and
(ii) if the person is not the provider of the service—the provider; and
(iii) in every case—the responsible Minister for the State or Territory; and
(b) publish, by electronic or other means, the notice.
(3) In deciding what recommendation to make, the Council:
(a) must have regard to any information given in compliance with a notice under subsection (1) within the specified period; and
(b) may disregard any information of the kind specified in the notice that is given after the specified period has ended.
Legislative history
Inserted by Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Reform) Act 2017 (Act 114 of 2017)