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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
No. , 2011
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to competition and consumers, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Mergers and acquisitions 3
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 3
Schedule 2—Unconscionable conduct 4
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 4
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 8
Schedule 3—Technical amendments 14
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 14
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to competition and consumers, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2011.
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 2 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. |
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3. Schedule 2 |
The later of: (a) the day this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) 1 January 2012. |
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4. Schedule 3 |
Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 5 to the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010 . |
1 January 2011 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.