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Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Savings and
Transitional Regulations 1996
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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
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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
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These Regulations come into operation on the
date of commencement of Parts 2 to 6 of the State
Act.
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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.
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(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.
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