Trade Practices Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 86 1

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Trade Practices Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council make the following Regulations under the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Dated 16 April 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. R. KEMP

Assistant Treasurer

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Trade Practices Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2. New

regulation 6J

2.1   After regulation 6I, insert:

Access Codes prepared by industry bodies (Act, section 44ZZAA)

 “6J.(1)For the purposes of paragraph 44ZZAA (3) (e) of the Act, the following matters are, where relevant, matters which the Commission must have regard in considering whether to accept an access code:

• (a)

  government legislation and policies relating to ecologically sustainable development; and

• (b)

  social welfare and equity considerations, including community service obligations; and

• (c)

  government legislation and policies relating to matters such as occupational health and safety, industrial relations and access and equity: and

• (d)

  economic and regional development, including employment and investment growth; and

• (e)

  the interests of consumers generally or of a class of consumers; and

• (f)

  the competitiveness of Australian businesses; and

• (g)

  the efficient allocation of resources.

 “(2) For the purposes of subsection 44ZZAA (8) of the Act, the National Electricity Code Administrator Limited (‘NECA’), Australian Company Number 073 942 775, is a prescribed industry body.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 16 April 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1974 No. 170 as amended by 1974 Nos. 175 and 247; 1975 No. 13; 1977 No. 100 (void and of no effect); 1978 No. 212; 1979 Nos. 1 and 87; 1980 No. 39; 1982 No. 68; 1989 No. 199; 1992 Nos. 71 and 92; 1993 No. 21; 1995 Nos. 248 and 330; 1996 No. 20; 1997 No. 53.