Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 - SECT 28

Competition policy authorisation

28. Competition policy authorisation



(1) This section takes effect on the day on which the mandatory code takes
effect.

(2) For the purposes of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the
Commonwealth and of the Competition Code, the following are specifically
authorised-



   (a)  any agreements entered into before or after the commencement of this
        section by persons in order to comply with any requirements imposed on
        them by the mandatory code;

   (b)  the conduct of the persons in entering into those agreements;

   (c)  the conduct of the persons in performing those agreements;

   (d)  any thing done by persons in order to comply with any requirements
        imposed on them by the mandatory code.

(3) Things authorised to be done by subsection (2) are authorised only to the
extent (if any) that they would otherwise contravene Part IV of the
Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth or the Competition Code.

(4) In this section-

agreement includes a contract, arrangement or understanding.