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

  1. 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. 2: Interpretation
    The definition of 'local authority' has been amended to exclude certain provisions
  3. 52B: Outline of Part
    The outline of Part 52B and definitions in section 52C have been amended to include specific regulations for water services
  4. 52C: Interpretation
    The outline of Part 52B and definitions in section 52C have been amended to include specific regulations for water services
  5. 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
  6. 52P: Determinations by Commission under this section
    Determinations by the Commission under section 52P have been amended to include regulation of water services
  7. 53ZG: Power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information
    The Commission's power to exempt disclosure of commercially sensitive information has been expanded
  8. 75: Jurisdiction of High Court
    The jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court has been expanded to include new proceedings and offences
  9. 76: Jurisdiction of District Court
    The jurisdiction of the High Court and District Court has been expanded to include new proceedings and offences
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 103: Offences
    Section 103 has been amended to include notices under certain sections as offences for non-compliance without reasonable excuse