Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act 1999 - SECT 13

PART 5 EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 45 OF THE COMPETITION CODE

Exemption from section 45 of the Competition Code

13. Exemption from section 45 of the Competition Code



(1) Section 45 of the Competition Code of Victoria does not apply to or in
relation to-

   (a)  a contract or arrangement made-

   (i)  after 27 February 1999; and

   (ii) before 1 July 2001; or

   (b)  an understanding arrived at-

   (i)  after 27 February 1999; and

   (ii) before 1 July 2001- to the extent to which the contract, arrangement
        or understanding provides for the disclosure or exchange of
        information, or both disclosure and exchange and information, by any
        or all of the parties to the contract, arrangement or understanding,
        for the sole purpose of facilitating any or all of the following-

   (c)  the detection of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (d)  the prevention of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (e)  the remediation of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (f)  awareness of the consequences or implications, for the supply of goods
        or services, of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (g)  contingency planning, risk management, remediation efforts or other
        arrangements for dealing with consequences or implications referred to
        in paragraph (f);

   (h)  awareness of the consequences or implications, for the activities or
        capabilities of a person, of problems relating to Year 2000
        processing;

        (i)    contingency planning, risk management, remediation efforts or
               other arrangements for dealing with consequences or
               implications referred to in paragraph (h).

(2) Section 45 of the Competition Code of Victoria does not apply to or in
relation to-

   (a)  a contract or arrangement proposed to be made-

   (i)  after 27 February 1999; and

   (ii) before 1 July 2001; or

   (b)  an understanding proposed to be arrived at-

   (i)  after 27 February 1999; and

   (ii) before 1 July 2001- to the extent to which the proposed contract,
        arrangement or understanding would provide for the disclosure or
        exchange of information, or the disclosure and exchange of
        information, by any or all of the parties to the proposed contract,
        arrangement or understanding, for the sole purpose of facilitating any
        or all of the following-

   (c)  the detection of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (d)  the prevention of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (e)  the remediation of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;





   (f)  awareness of the consequences or implications, for the supply of goods
        or services, of problems relating to Year 2000 processing;

   (g)  contingency planning, risk management, remediation efforts or other
        arrangements for dealing with consequences or implications referred to
        in paragraph (f);

   (h)  awareness of the consequences or implications, for the activities or
        capabilities of a person, of problems relating to Year 2000
        processing;

        (i)    contingency planning, risk management, remediation efforts or
               other arrangements for dealing with consequences or
               implications referred to in paragraph (h).

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