Second Reading Speeches

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
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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.

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