QUEENSLAND COMPETITION AUTHORITY ACT 1997 - SECT 128 Making codes

QUEENSLAND COMPETITION AUTHORITY ACT 1997 - SECT 128

128 Making codes

(1) The Minister may make codes for this Act for declared services.

(2) Before making a code, the Minister—

(a) must publish the proposed code and invite persons to make submissions on it to the Minister within the reasonable time stated by the Minister; and

(b) must ask the authority to give the Minister information and advice about the code or its contents the authority considers appropriate; and

(c) may ask the authority to give the Minister information and advice about a stated matter relating to the code or its contents.

(3) In making a code, the Minister must have regard to—

(a) any submissions about the proposed code received by the Minister within the time stated by the Minister for subsection (2) (a) ; and

(b) any information or advice given to the Minister by the authority.

(4) The Minister may make a code only if the Minister considers it appropriate to do so having regard to—

(a) the matters mentioned in section 138 (2) (a) to (g) ; and

(b) any other matters the Minister considers relevant.