(1) Where it appears to the Minister that the importation of any goods has caused or may cause serious injury to an industry, the Minister may request an Authority to undertake an inquiry in relation to the importation of the goods and to report on the following matters:
(2) The Minister shall cause every request made to an Authority under subsection (1) to be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable after making it, and shall lay a copy of it before the House of Representatives.
(3) Subject to section 3(3), on receipt of the request the Authority shall forthwith undertake the inquiry.
(4) The Authority shall, in such manner as it thinks fit, call for submissions from persons having an interest in the matters that are the subject of the inquiry and may specify a date by which any submissions must be received by the Authority.
(5) The Authority shall, in the course of the inquiry, consider any submissions received in response to a call for submissions made pursuant to subsection (4).
(6) Unless the information is confidential or may be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982, persons having an interest in the matters that are the subject of the inquiry shall have access to all information relevant to the inquiry.
(7) Where a person has submitted information to the Authority, and has shown good cause for the Authority to believe—
the Authority shall not disclose that information, whether in a report under section 7 or otherwise, without the specific permission of any such person that would be adversely affected by its release.
(8) The Authority may request persons who have submitted confidential information to provide—
and the Authority may disregard any information in respect of which the person submitting it fails to provide either a satisfactory summary or satisfactory reasons why such a summary cannot be provided.
Section 5(1): amended, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(1)(a) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).
Section 5(1): amended, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(1)(b) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).
Section 5(1)(a): amended, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(1)(a) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).
Section 5(6): added, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(2) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).
Section 5(7): added, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(2) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).
Section 5(8): added, on 1 January 1995, by section 3(2) of the Temporary Safeguard Authorities Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 130).