Competition and Consumer Amendment Act 2013

No. 104, 2013

An Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

Competition and Consumer Amendment Act 2013

No. 104, 2013

An Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes

[Assented to 29 June 2013]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Amendment Act 2013.

2  Commencement

  This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Competition and Consumer Act 2010

1  After subsection 48(4) of Schedule 2

Insert:

 (4A) Subsection (1) does not apply if:

 (a) the representation is in a class of representations prescribed by the regulations; and

 (b) the conditions (if any) prescribed by the regulations in relation to representations in that class have been complied with.

Note: If the representation is in a class prescribed for paragraph (a) of this subsection and subsection (1) is complied with in relation to the representation, there is no need to also comply with any conditions prescribed for paragraph (b) of this subsection.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 29 May 2013

Senate on 17 June 2013]