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COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 151BUAA

Minister may give directions to Commission

  (1)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of its powers under section   151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC.

  (1A)   The Minister may only give a direction under subsection   (1) that:

  (a)   requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section   151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC; or

  (b)   requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section   151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC in a particular way.

  (1B)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a specified Ministerially - directed report, to:

  (a)   prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

  (b)   publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

Note:   For specification by class, see subsection   13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003 .

  (1C)   The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a report in a specified series of Ministerially - directed periodic reports, to:

  (a)   prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and

  (b)   publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report.

  (2)   The Commission must comply with a direction under this section.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a record - keeping rule is made as a result of a direction under subsection   (1); and

  (b)   the rule requires the preparation of a report;

then:

  (c)   the rule must contain a statement to the effect that the rule was made as a result of a Ministerial direction; and

  (d)   a report prepared under the rule is to be known as a Ministerially - directed report .


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