Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Exemptions) Regulation 1996 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1996 No. 251 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland) Act 1996 COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (QUEENSLAND— EXEMPTIONS) REGULATION 1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Forestry Act 1959, s 46—specific authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Water Resources Act 1989, s 231—specific authorisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Expiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

s1 2 s3 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Exemptions) No. 251, 1996 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Exemptions) Regulation 1996 . ˙ Forestry Act 1959, s 46—specific authorisation 2.(1) The terms, conditions and reservations, including prices and rates, imposed by the Primary Industries Corporation on its sale of forest products are specifically authorised for the Trade Practices Act, section 51(1)(b) 1 or the Competition Code of this jurisdiction, section 51. 2 (2) In this section— “sale of forest products” means a sale of forest product on a noncompetitive basis on behalf of the Crown under the native forest sawlog allocation system under the Forestry Act 1959 , section 46. 3 ˙ Water Resources Act 1989, s 231—specific authorisation 3. The following things are specifically authorised for the Trade Practices Act, section 51(1)(b) or the Competition Code of this jurisdiction, 1 Trade Practices Act, section 51 (Exceptions) 2 Competition Code of this jurisdiction, section 51 states that in deciding whether a person has contravened the Competition Code, Part IV, certain things must be disregarded. Section 51 of the Code provides that the following must be disregarded— (a) ........................ (b) anything done in a State, if the thing is specified in, and specifically authorised by: (i) an Act passed by the Parliament of that State; or (ii) regulations made under such an Act. 3 Section 46 (Corporation may sell forest products or quarry material the property of the Crown)

s4 3 s4 Competition Policy Reform (Queensland—Exemptions) No. 251, 1996 section 51 4 — (a) the terms determined by the chief executive under the WaterResources Act 1989 , section 231(4) 5 and specified in an approval for a proposal about a water allocation, limiting, on a noncompetitive basis, the right of an owner of land to use water under a water allocation; (b) the decision of the chief executive under the Water Resources Act1989 , section 231(4) to refuse an application for an approval about a water allocation. ˙ Expiry 4. This regulation expires 2 years after it commences. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 26 September 1996. 2. Notified in the gazette on 27 September 1996. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Treasury Department. © State of Queensland 1996 4 Competition Code of this jurisdiction, section 51 states that in deciding whether a person has contravened the Competition Code, Part IV, certain things must be disregarded. Section 51 of the Code provides that the following must be disregarded— (a) ........................ (b) anything done in a State, if the thing is specified in, and specifically authorised by: (i) an Act passed by the Parliament of that State; or (ii) regulations made under such an Act. 5 Section 231 (Agreements as to transfer of water under allocation)