Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY (NO. 77 OF 1997)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART II--INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY COMMISSION

   6.      Constitution  
   7.      Objectives  
   8.      Functions  
   9.      Annual report  
   10.     Independence from Ministerial control  
   11.     Staff  
   13.     Delegation of Commission's functions  
   14.     Immunity from suit  

   PART III--INVESTIGATIONS

   15.     References for investigation  
   16.     Terms of reference  
   17.     Procedure  
   18.     Draft reports  
   19.     Costs  

   PART IV--PRICE DIRECTIONS AND REPORTS

   20.     Directions about prices  
   21.     Final reports  
   22.     Special reports  
   23.     Confidential or commercially sensitive material in reports  
   24.     Tabling of reports  

   PART V--ACCESS AGREEMENTS

   25.     Notice of access agreements  
   26.     Registration of access agreements  
   27.     Investigations into access agreements  
   28.     Failure to notify proposals and agreements  
   29.     Register of agreements  

   PART VI--ARBITRATION OF ACCESS REGIME DISPUTES

   30.     Interpretation  
   31.     Application  
   32.     Access disputes  
   33.     Arbitrator—appointment and functions  
   34.     Draft determinations  
   35.     Arbitration determinations  
   36.     Effect of determinations  
   37.     Termination of arbitration by parties  
   38.     Termination of arbitration by arbitrator  
   39.     Variation of determinations  
   40.     Arbitration procedure—Commercial Arbitration Act 1986  

   PART VII--INFORMATION

   41.     Provision of information to Commission  
   42.     Restrictions on publication  
   43.     Inspection of documents  
   44.     Disclosure of confidential information  
   45.     Confidential information—notice to show cause  
   46.     Confidential information—general disclosure  
   47.     Confidential information—disclosure within the Commission  
   48.     Cabinet and Executive documents  

   PART VIII--CO-OPERATION WITH THE COMMISSION

   49.     Attendance at hearing  
   50.     Non-co-operation offences  

   PART IX--ENFORCEMENT OF PRICE DIRECTIONS AND ARBITRATION DETERMINATIONS

   51.     Interpretation  
   52.     Application  
   53.     Orders  
   54.     Injunctions and declarations  

   PART X--MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Conduct of directors, servants and agents  
   56.     Service of documents  
   57.     Regulations  
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