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Airports Act 1996
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#### 145 Airport reports
(1) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to requiring an airport‑operator company for an airport to give the ACCC written reports about the airport.
Offence
(2) A company commits an offence if:
(a) the company is subject to a requirement under the regulations to give the ACCC written reports about the airport; and
(b) the company engages in conduct; and
(c) the company’s conduct contravenes the requirement.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2A) Strict liability applies to paragraph (2)(a).
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Regulations may confer discretionary powers on the ACCC
(3) Regulations made for the purposes of this section may make provision for or in relation to a matter by conferring a power on the ACCC. For example, the regulations could provide that the ACCC may, by written notice given to an airport‑operator company for an airport, require the company to give the ACCC, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, a written report about specified matters relating to the airport.