67Regulations may authorise or exempt for purposes of Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

#### 67 Regulations may authorise or exempt for purposes of Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) 67 Regulations may authorise or exempt for purposes of [Competition and Consumer Act 2010](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) (Cth) > > (1) In this section— > > > > authorise includes approve. > > > > the Commonwealth Act means the [Competition and Consumer Act 2010](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth. > > > (2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to— > > > > > (a) specifically authorising certain acts and things, or acts and things of certain kinds, for the purposes of section 51 of the Commonwealth Act, and > > > > > (b) (Repealed) > > > (3) In particular, the regulations may contain provisions specifically authorising, for the purposes of section 51 of the Commonwealth Act— > > > > > (a) the transfer under Part 3 of the business undertaking of the Hunter Water Board to the Corporation, and > > > > > (b) all conduct relating to the performance of any or all contracts, agreements or understandings concerning the supply of water, the provision of sewerage and drainage services and associated purposes that are comprised in the business undertaking of the Hunter Water Board by the Corporation and all parties to any such contracts, agreements or understandings, and > > > > > (c) the making by the Corporation of a contract, agreement or understanding relating to the supply of water, the provision of sewerage and drainage services and associated purposes— > > > > > > > (i) that is, or is of a kind that is, specified in the regulations for the purposes of this section, or > > > > > > > (ii) that is approved by the Minister, > > > > > > and all conduct of the Corporation and all parties to the contract, agreement or understanding that relates to the proposed making of, negotiating for, making, and performance of any such contract, agreement or understanding. > > > (4) If regulations made under this section authorise the Corporation to do any of the things referred to in subsection (3) (b) or (c), the Corporation, in exercising that authority, is authorised to do or omit to do any act or thing that is, or is of a kind that would be, but for the authorisation, a contravention of a provision of Part IV of the Commonwealth Act. > > > (5) If authorisation is conferred by regulations made under this section, the contract, agreement or understanding so authorised is lawful and the Corporation and all parties to the contract, agreement or understanding are authorised by force of this Act to enter into it, and to engage in the conduct referred to in subsection (3). > > > (6) Nothing in this section authorises the Corporation to do or omit to do any act or thing that it would not be empowered to do or omit to do apart from this section and the Commonwealth Act. > > > (7) An approval under subsection (3) (c) (ii) may be given subject to conditions determined by the Minister. > > **s 67:** Am 2000 No 93, Sch 2.22; 2018 No 68, Sch 2.15.