Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 153ZEA

    The objects of this Part are to:

  (a)   facilitate access to CS services on terms and conditions, including pricing, that are transparent, non - discriminatory, fair and reasonable; and

  (b)   support the long - term interests of the Australian market by delivering outcomes that are consistent with those that might be expected in a competitive market for CS services; and

  (c)   address the imbalance in bargaining power between providers of CS services and access seekers in Australia; and

  (d)   provide incentives for providers of CS services to negotiate commercial and non - discriminatory terms of access with access seekers of the CS services in Australia; and

  (e)   provide for the timely resolution of access disputes between providers of CS services and access seekers, if they arise; and

  (f)   discourage providers of CS services from exerting market power to the detriment of competition in upstream and downstream markets.