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Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996

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i Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 S.R. No. 62/1996 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Definitions 3 5. Existing authorisations 3 6. Existing notifications 3 ═══════════════ -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 1996 S.R. No. 62/1996 Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995 Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's Deputy with the advice of the Executive Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 9 July 1996 Responsible Minister: JEFF KENNETT Premier A. WILTSHIRE Acting Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to provide that authorisations and notifications granted and given pursuant to the Commonwealth Act are deemed to have also been granted and given pursuant to and for the purposes of the Competition Code. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under sections 39 and 45 of the Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995. 3. Commencement -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 62/1996 Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 2 These Regulations come into operation on the date of commencement of Parts 2 to 6 of the State Act. -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 62/1996 Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 3 4. Definitions In these Regulations— "commencement date" means the date of commencement of Parts 2 to 6 of the State Act; "Commonwealth Act" means the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth; "State Act" means the Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995. 5. Existing authorisations (1) If an authorisation granted under the Commonwealth Act is in force immediately before the commencement date, a corresponding authorisation is taken to have been also granted under the Competition Code. (2) Such a corresponding authorisation has the same effect for the purposes of the Competition Code as the firstmentioned authorisation has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be amended, revoked or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code. (3) This clause does not apply in relation to an authorisation granted under the Commonwealth Act if an authorisation in the same or substantially the same terms has already been granted as referred to in section 44 of the State Act. 6. Existing notifications (1) If a notice given under section 93 of the Commonwealth Act is in force immediately before the commencement date, a corresponding notice is taken to have been also given under section 93 of the Competition Code. r. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 62/1996 Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and Transitional Regulations 1996 4 (2) Such a corresponding notice has the same effect for the purposes of the Competition Code as the firstmentioned notice has for the purposes of the Commonwealth Act, and may be withdrawn or otherwise dealt with under the Competition Code. (3) This clause does not apply in relation to a notice given under section 93 of the Commonwealth Act if a notice in the same or substantially the same terms has already been given as referred to in section 44 of the State Act. (4) This clause applies to a notice given under section 93(3) of the Commonwealth Act, as well as to a notice given under section 93(1) of that Act. ═══════════════ r. 6 -- 5 of 5 --