Commerce Act 1986

Regulated goods or services - Preliminary provisions

52C: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the Commerce Act 1986, some words have special meanings. The term "claw-back" is explained in section 52D. You are a consumer if you buy or use regulated goods or services.

The price of something can be a single price, or a group of prices, or even a formula to work out the price. A pricing methodology is a way to set prices for goods or services. You publicly disclose information when you share it with the public in a certain way, as explained in a section 52P determination.

Regulated goods or services are those that the government has decided to regulate, as stated in an Order in Council made under section 52N or 57L. A regulated supplier is someone who provides regulated goods or services and must follow the rules set out in a section 52P determination. Water services include water supply, wastewater, and stormwater services, as defined in section 57A(1).

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Part 4Regulated goods or services
Preliminary provisions

52CInterpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    claw-back has the meaning given to it by section 52D

      consumer (other than in sections 54C, 54D, and 55A, subpart 12, and Schedule 7) means a person that consumes or acquires regulated goods or services

        information disclosure requirement means a requirement that applies to a supplier of goods or services that are subject to information disclosure regulation, and is specified in a section 52P determination

          input methodology means a description of any methodology, process, rule, or matter that includes any of the matters listed in section 52T (or clause 31 of Schedule 7) and that is published as referred to in section 52W; and, in relation to particular goods or services, means any input methodology, or all input methodologies, that relate to the supply, or to suppliers, of those goods or services

            inquiry means,—

            1. for the purposes of subpart 11, an inquiry by the Commission into the regulation of specified airport services that is carried out in accordance with sections 56F to 56H; and
              1. for all other purposes, an inquiry by the Commission that is carried out in accordance with sections 52H to 52J

                price

                1. means any 1 or more of individual prices, aggregate prices, or revenues (whether in the form of specific numbers, or in the form of formulas by which specific numbers are derived); and
                  1. includes any related terms of payment

                    pricing methodologies means methodologies for setting the prices of individual goods or services, or classes of goods or services, and includes methodologies for setting different prices for different customer groups

                      publicly disclose, in relation to information required to be disclosed under information disclosure regulation, means to disclose information to the public in the manner required by a section 52P determination

                        regulated means regulated under this Part

                          regulated goods or services means goods or services that are declared to be regulated—

                          1. by Order in Council made under section 52N or 57L; or
                            1. by any of subparts 9 to 12

                              regulated supplier

                              1. means a person to whom a section 52P determination applies in relation to particular goods or services; or
                                1. in relation to water services, has the meaning set out in clause 2(1) of Schedule 7

                                  section 52P determination means a determination by the Commission under section 52P that sets out how each type of regulation that applies to particular regulated goods or services applies to a supplier of those goods or services; and, in relation to particular goods or services, means every section 52P determination relevant to the regulation of those goods or services

                                    water services means any of the following (as defined in section 57A(1)):

                                    1. water supply services:
                                      1. wastewater services:
                                        1. stormwater services.

                                        Notes
                                        • Section 52C: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 70).
                                        • Section 52C consumer: amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                                        • Section 52C input methodology: amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                                        • Section 52C input methodology: amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                                        • Section 52C inquiry: replaced, on , by section 5(1) of the Commerce Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 42).
                                        • Section 52C publicly available: repealed, on , by section 5(2) of the Commerce Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 42).
                                        • Section 52C regulated goods or services paragraph (a): amended, on , by section 10(3) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                                        • Section 52C regulated goods or services paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 10(4) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                                        • Section 52C regulated supplier: replaced, on , by section 10(5) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).
                                        • Section 52C water services: inserted, on , by section 10(6) of the Local Government (Water Services) (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025 (2025 No 43).