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Commerce Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions - Offences, regulations, and administrative provisions

108: Regulations

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"Rules Made Under the Commerce Act"

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The Governor-General can make regulations for the Commerce Act 1986. You need to follow these regulations when you make applications or notices to the Commission. The regulations can prescribe things like the procedure to follow, the forms to use, and the fees to pay.

The Governor-General can also make regulations about refunding fees. For example, the Commission can refund part of a fee if you apply for an authorisation or clearance under Part 5. The Commission must also refund fees if they are more than the cost of determining an application or notice under section 58, 65A, 66(1), or 67(1).

The regulations can also say who does not have to pay fees for certain applications or notices. The Governor-General can make regulations for other matters that are necessary for the Commerce Act 1986 to work properly. Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation, which means they have to be published according to the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Offences, regulations, and administrative provisions

108Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. prescribing the procedure to be followed under this Act in respect of applications and notices to, and proceedings of, the Commission:
    1. prescribing forms of applications, notices, and other documents required for the purposes of this Act, and requiring the use of such forms:
      1. prescribing fees to be paid for the purposes of this Act:
        1. authorising the Commission, in its discretion or on any grounds that are prescribed, to refund any part of a prescribed fee paid by a person in connection with an application under Part 5 for an authorisation or a clearance:
            1. requiring the Commission to refund, within a prescribed time, all or any part of a fee paid in respect of an application under section 58 or 65A, or in respect of a notice under section 66(1) or 67(1), that is more than the cost to the Commission of determining that application or notice:
              1. prescribing a class or classes of persons who are exempt from the requirement to pay any fee prescribed for an application under section 58 or 65A or for a notice under section 66(1) or 67(1):
                1. providing for such other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for its due administration.

                  1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                  Notes
                  • Section 108(1)(ca): replaced, on , by section 31(1) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
                  • Section 108(1)(cb): repealed, on , by section 31(1) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
                  • Section 108(1)(cc): inserted, on , by section 7 of the Commerce (International Co-operation, and Fees) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 84).
                  • Section 108(1)(cc): amended, on , by section 31(2) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
                  • Section 108(1)(cd): inserted, on , by section 7 of the Commerce (International Co-operation, and Fees) Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 84).
                  • Section 108(1)(cd): amended, on , by section 31(2) of the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 40).
                  • Section 108(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).