Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 (SA)

South Australia

Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996

under the Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Act 1996

Contents

1Short title

2Commencement

3Interpretation

4Existing authorisations

5Existing notifications

Legislative history

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 21 July 1996.

3—Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

commencement date means the date of commencement of Parts 2–6 of the State Act;

Commonwealth Act means the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth;

State Act means the Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Act 1996.

4—Existing authorisations

(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 firstmentioned authorisation has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be amended, revoked or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code.

(3)This regulation 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 State Act.

5—Existing notifications

(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purposes of the Competition Code as the firstmentioned notice has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be withdrawn or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code.

(3)This regulation 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 State Act.

(4)This regulation applies to a notice given under section 93(3) of the Commonwealth Act, as well as to a notice given under section 93(1) of that Act.

Legislative history

Notes

•For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or of regulations

The Competition Policy Reform (South Australia) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 expired on 1.9.2007: see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978.

Principal regulations

Year	No	Reference	Commencement
1996	173	Gazette 18.7.1996 p153	21.7.1996: r 2