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Commerce Act 1986

Competition studies

48: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A competition report is a document the Commission writes under section 51B. It explains what the Commission found out.

A competition study looks at things that affect how goods or services are supplied or acquired. You might wonder what an organisation is in this context. An organisation can be a group named in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975, or in Schedule 1 of the Official Information Act 1982, or it can be the Auditor-General.

These meanings help you understand what the law is talking about. You need to know these meanings to make sense of this part of the law. The law uses these words in a specific way.

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Part 3ACompetition studies

48Interpretation

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

    competition report means a report prepared by the Commission under section 51B

      competition study means a study of any factors that may affect competition for the supply or acquisition of goods or services

        organisation means any of the following:

        1. an organisation named in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975:
          1. an organisation named in Schedule 1 of the Official Information Act 1982:
            1. the Auditor-General.

            Notes
            • Section 48: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 42).
            • Section 48 department: repealed, on , by section 22 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 11).