Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 2012 - REG 315

315 Competitive neutrality complaints started before commencement

(1) This section applies if—

(a) before the commencement—

(i) a person made a competitive neutrality complaint in relation to a business entity under chapter 6 of the repealed Business Activities Regulation; and

(ii) a local government appointed a referee to investigate and report on the complaint; and

(b) at the commencement—

(i) the referee’s investigation and report on the complaint has not been finalised; and

(ii) the complaint has not been withdrawn.

(2) Chapter 6 of the repealed Business Activities Regulation continues to apply in relation to the competitive neutrality complaint despite the repeal of those provisions under this regulation.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2)—

(a) the referee must continue to investigate and report on the competitive neutrality complaint; and

(b) the local government must comply with sections 146 and 148 of the repealed Business Activities Regulation.

(4) To remove any doubt, it is declared that chapter 3, part 2, division 7 applies in relation to a competitive neutrality complaint about a business entity if—

(a) the complaint was made before the commencement; and

(b) at the commencement, a local government had not appointed a referee to investigate and report on the complaint.