14Commencement and duration of inquiry

14 Commencement and duration of inquiry

(1) Subject to regulation 13, before the end of a period of 21 days after notification of a dispute is given to the ACCC, the ACCC must: (a) commence the inquiry; and (b) give written notice to the Minister of the commencement of the inquiry. (2) Subject to subregulations (3) and (5), an inquiry must be completed not more than 60 days after the inquiry begins. (3) The ACCC may extend the period within which the inquiry is to be completed by a further period of not more than 30 days. (4) The ACCC must give written notice of the extension, and the reasons for the extension, to: (a) the Minister; and (b) the parties. (5) If a party is required to provide information or a document (including further and better information or a further document) to the ACCC for the purposes of an inquiry: (a) the period within which the inquiry is to be completed in accordance with subregulation (2); or (b) that period as extended in accordance with subregulation (3); is increased by the number of days in the period that commences on the day on which the ACCC gives notice to the party of the requirement and ends on the day on which the party gives the information or document to the ACCC.