2010‑2011‑2012

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/THE SENATE

EXPOSURE DRAFT

Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill 2013

No.      , 2013

(Treasury)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes

Contents
1	Short title	1
2	Commencement	1
3	Schedule(s)	1
Schedule 1—Amendments	3
Competition and Consumer Act 2010	3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1  Short title
		This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Amendment Act 2013.
2  Commencement
		This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3  Schedule(s)
		Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments
  
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
1  After subsection 48(4) of Schedule 2
Insert:
	(4A)	Subsection (1) does not apply if:
	(a)	the representation is in a class of representations prescribed by the regulations; and
	(b)	the conditions (if any) prescribed by the regulations in relation to representations in that class have been complied with.
Note:	If the representation is in a class prescribed for paragraph (a) of this subsection and subsection (1) is complied with in relation to the representation, there is no need to also comply with any conditions prescribed for paragraph (b) of this subsection.