Western Australian Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION POLICY REFORM (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2 -- The Competition Code  

   4.      The Competition Code text  
   5.      Application of Competition Code  
   6.      Future modifications of Competition Code text  
   7.      Interpretation of Competition Code  
   8.      Application of Competition Code  
   9.      Special provisions  

   PART 3 -- Citing the Competition Codes  

   10.     Citation of Competition Code of this jurisdiction  
   11.     References to Competition Code  
   12.     References to Competition Codes of other jurisdictions  

   PART 4 -- Application of Competition Codes to Crown  

   13.     Application law of this jurisdiction  
   14.     Application law of other jurisdictions  
   15.     Activities that are not business  
   16.     Crown not liable to pecuniary penalty or prosecution  
   17.     This Part overrides the prerogative  

   PART 5 -- National administration and enforcement of Competition Codes  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   18.     Object  

           Division 2 -- Conferral of functions  

   19.     Conferral of functions and powers on certain bodies  
   20.     Conferral of other functions and powers for purposes of law in this jurisdiction  

           Division 4 -- Offences  

   24.     Object  
   25.     Application of Commonwealth laws to offences against Competition Code of this jurisdiction  
   26.     Application of Commonwealth laws to offences against Competition Codes of other jurisdictions  
   27.     Functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth officers and authorities  
   28.     Restriction of functions and powers of officers and authorities of this jurisdiction  

           Division 5 -- Administrative law  

   29.     Definition  
   30.     Application of Commonwealth administrative laws to Competition Code of this jurisdiction  
   31.     Application of Commonwealth administrative laws to Competition Codes of other jurisdictions  
   32.     Functions and powers conferred on Commonwealth officers and authorities  
   33.     Restriction of functions and powers of authorities and officers of this jurisdiction  

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   34.     No doubling-up of liabilities  
   35.     Things done for multiple purposes  
   36.     Reference in Commonwealth law to a provision of another law  
   37.     Fees and other money  
   38.     Regulations  
   39.     Regulations for exceptions under section 51 of Trade Practices Act or Code  

   PART 7 -- Transitional rules  

   40.     Definitions  
   41.     Existing contracts  
   42.     Section 51 exceptions  
   43.     Temporary exemption from pecuniary penalties  
   44.     Regulations relating to savings and transitional matters  

   PART 8 -- State administration of Competition Code  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   45.     Definitions  
   46.     Arrangements  
   47.     Minister may declare a matter to be a State matter  

           Division 2 -- Application of provisions  

   48.     If State is not a fully-participating jurisdiction  
   49.     If State is not a party to the Conduct Code Agreement  
   50.     If matter is a State matter  

           Division 3 -- State authorities to perform functions under the Competition Code  

   51.     Application of this Division  
   52.     References in Competition Code taken to be references to State authorities  
   53.     Conferral of functions and powers on State authorities  

           Division 4 -- Jurisdiction of State courts  

   54.     Application of this Division  
   55.     Jurisdiction of State courts  
   56.     References in Competition Code taken to be references to State courts  
   57.     Exercise of jurisdiction under cross-vesting provisions  

           Division 5 -- Commissioner  

   58.     Commissioner  
   59.     Delegation by Commissioner  
   60.     Information officially obtained to be confidential  
   61.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   62.     Judicial notice  
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