Part 1Preliminary provisions
4Purpose and principles of exercising functions and powers under this Act
The functions and powers of the Commission and the Minister must be exercised for the purpose set out in section 3.
In deciding whether to exercise their functions and powers, and in exercising them, the Commission and the Minister must take into account the following principles to the extent that the Commission or Minister considers them relevant:
- that merchants and consumers should pay no more than reasonable fees for the supply of payment services; and
- that the retail payment system provides a reasonable degree of transparency.
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