Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017

Type: Government
Portfolio: Environment and Energy
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 45

Summary

Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: prevent the Australian Competition Tribunal from reviewing decisions made under the National Electricity Law, the National Gas Law and the National Energy Retail Law, other than decisions relating to the disclosure of confidential or protected information; and provide that decisions made by the Australian Energy Regulator under those laws are not subject to merits review by any other state or territory body.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	10 Aug 2017
Second reading moved	10 Aug 2017
Second reading debate	04 Sep 2017
Second reading debate	05 Sep 2017
Second reading agreed to	05 Sep 2017
Third reading agreed to	05 Sep 2017

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	05 Sep 2017
Second reading moved	05 Sep 2017
Second reading debate	16 Oct 2017
Second reading agreed to	16 Oct 2017
Third reading agreed to	16 Oct 2017


Finally passed both Houses	16 Oct 2017
Assent Act no: 116 Year: 2017	30 Oct 2017

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Notes

Referred to Committee (07/09/2017): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (16/10/2017)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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