Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRICING ACT 1981 No. 117, 1981 - SECT 22

22. (1) Subject to this section, where the Authority is required by the
Minister to hold an inquiry, the Authority shall-

   (a)  serve notice in writing on the company or each of the companies-

        (i)    specified in the notice given under section 17 in accordance
               with paragraph 17 (2) (b); or

        (ii)   determined in accordance with sub-section 17 (3),

stating that the Authority is required to hold the inquiry;

   (b)  before commencing to hold an inquiry, give reasonable notice in each
        State and in the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern
        Territory, by advertisement published in the Gazette and in a
        newspaper circulating in the State or Territory, that it is required
        to hold the inquiry and specifying the matter that is the subject of
        the inquiry and the time and place at which the inquiry is to be
        commenced;

   (c)  subject to section 17, complete the inquiry and send a report to the
        Minister-

        (i)    in the case of an inquiry held in consequence of a notice given
               to the Authority under paragraph 19 (1) (a), 19 (2) (a) or 19
               (3) (c)-within 3 months from the date on which the Authority
               served notice on the company or companies in accordance with
               paragraph (a) of this sub-section; or

        (ii)   in any other case-within 4 months from the date on which the
               Authority served notice on the company or companies in
               accordance with paragraph (a);

   (d)  on the day on which it sends the report to the Minister, send a copy
        of the report to the company or each of the companies; and

   (e)  as soon as practicable after the company or each of the companies has
        received a copy of the report, make copies of the report available for
        inspection by the public.

(2) If the Authority is of the opinion that the company or any of the
companies has failed to provide the Authority with sufficient information to
enable the Authority to complete its inquiry and report within the period
applicable under paragraph (1) (c), or within any further period or periods
specified in any other notice or notices served on the company or each of the
companies in pursuance of this sub-section, the Authority shall serve notice
in writing on the company or each of the companies stating that the Authority
is of that opinion and that it requires a further period specified in the
notice within which to complete its inquiry and report.