Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2017

Previous Citations: Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2016
Type: Government
Portfolio: Treasury
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: strengthen the prohibition on corporations with substantial market powers from engaging in conduct that has the purpose, effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in markets in which they directly or indirectly participate; remove provisions in relation to telecommunications-specific anti-competitive conduct and the competition notices and exemption order regime; and make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	01 Dec 2016
Second reading moved	01 Dec 2016
Second reading debate	23 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	27 Mar 2017
Second reading agreed to	27 Mar 2017
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 3 Government agreed to	28 Mar 2017
Third reading agreed to	28 Mar 2017

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Mar 2017
Second reading moved	29 Mar 2017
Second reading debate	14 Aug 2017
Second reading agreed to	14 Aug 2017
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Australian Greens agreed to	14 Aug 2017
Third reading agreed to	14 Aug 2017

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendment	15 Aug 2017


Finally passed both Houses	15 Aug 2017
Assent Act no: 87 Year: 2017	23 Aug 2017

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Text of bill

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As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP

Government [sheet GZ201]

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 8190]
WHISH-WILSON, Sen Peter

Nick Xenophon Team [sheet 8139 revised]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendment made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (01/12/2016): Senate Economics Legislation Committee; Committee report (16/02/2017)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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