Commerce Act 1986
Summary of changes
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10 September 2025
- The outline of Part 52B and definitions in section 52C have been amended to include specific regulations for water services
- Regulated suppliers of goods or services must comply with input methodologies relating to water services
- Determinations by the Commission under section 52P have been amended to include regulation of water services
- The Commission's power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information has been expanded
- Compensation, offence, and injunction provisions have been broadened to include quality and performance requirements
- Transitional provisions have been inserted into Schedule 1AA to relate to the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
- The definition of 'local authority' has been amended to exclude certain provisions
- The jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court has been expanded to include new proceedings and offences
- Appeal rights have been expanded to include appeals against determinations by the Commission on revenue threshold regulation, quality path, and performance requirements
- Section 103 has been amended to include notices under certain sections as offences for non-compliance without reasonable excuse
Affected provisions
- 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions Transitional provisions have been inserted into Schedule 1AA to relate to the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
- 2: Interpretation The definition of 'local authority' has been amended to exclude certain provisions
- 52B: Outline of Part The outline of Part 52B and definitions in section 52C have been amended to include specific regulations for water services
- 52C: Interpretation The outline of Part 52B and definitions in section 52C have been amended to include specific regulations for water services
- 52F: Effect of goods or services being subject to regulation Regulated suppliers of goods or services must comply with input methodologies relating to water services
- 52P: Determinations by Commission under this section Determinations by the Commission under section 52P have been amended to include regulation of water services
- 53ZG: Power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information The Commission's power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information has been expanded
- 75: Jurisdiction of High Court The jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court has been expanded to include new proceedings and offences
- 76: Jurisdiction of District Court The jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court has been expanded to include new proceedings and offences
- 87A: Compensation for contravention of price-quality, quality, or performance requirement Compensation, offence, and injunction provisions have been broadened to include quality and performance requirements
- 87B: Offence relating to price-quality, quality, or performance requirement regulation Compensation, offence, and injunction provisions have been broadened to include quality and performance requirements
- 87C: Injunction and other orders relating to price-quality, quality, or performance requirement regulation Compensation, offence, and injunction provisions have been broadened to include quality and performance requirements
- 87: Pecuniary penalty for contravening price-quality, quality, or performance requirements Compensation, offence, and injunction provisions have been broadened to include quality and performance requirements
- 91: Appeals in relation to determinations by Commission Appeal rights have been expanded to include appeals against determinations by the Commission on revenue threshold regulation, quality path, and performance requirements
- 103: Offences Section 103 has been amended to include notices under certain sections as offences for non-compliance without reasonable excuse