Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 95F

  (1)   This Part deals with 3 main things.

Price inquiries

  (2)   First, it provides for the Commission or another body to hold price inquiries in relation to the supply of goods or services.

  (3)   These inquiries may relate to the supply of goods or services by a particular person. If so, the person's ability to increase the prices of those goods or services during a particular period is restricted. However, there is a way for the person to increase prices during that period.

Price notifications

  (4)   Second, this Part allows the Minister or the Commission to declare goods or services to be notified goods or services and to declare a person to be a declared person in relation to such goods or services.

  (5)   If this happens, the person's ability to increase the prices of such goods or services during a particular period is restricted. However, there is a way for the person to increase prices during that period.

Price monitoring

  (6)   Third, this Part allows the Minister to direct the Commission to undertake price monitoring.

  (7)   This may be in relation to supplies of goods or services in a particular industry or in relation to supplies of goods or services by particular persons.