Commerce Amendment Act 2008

6 Commission to prepare draft determination in relation to restrictive trade practices

• (1) Section 62 is amended by repealing subsections (5) and (6) and substituting the following subsections:

  • “(5) If any of the persons to whom a draft determination was sent under subsection (2) notifies the Commission, in writing, within the period of 10 working days prescribed in subsection (3) that he or she wishes the Commission to hold a conference in relation to the draft determination, the Commission must appoint a date, time, and place for the holding of the conference and give notice of the date, time, and place so appointed to each of the persons to whom a draft determination was sent under subsection (2).

  • “(6) The Commission may, of its own motion, determine to hold a conference in relation to the draft determination and must appoint a date, time, and place for the holding of the conference and give notice of the date, time, and place so appointed to each of the persons to whom the draft determination was sent under subsection (2).”

  (2) Section 62(5) and (6) of the principal Act (as amended by this section) apply in respect of every application for an authorisation under section 58 of the principal Act that is made after the commencement of this section.