13Investigations and reports by Tribunal—general

#### 13 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—general 13 Investigations and reports by Tribunal—general > > (1) The Minister may, in respect of an investigation and report under this Part by the Tribunal, do any or all of the following— > > > > > (a) specify a period within which the report is required to be submitted to the Minister, > > > > > (b) require the Tribunal to make a draft report available to the public, or to any specified persons or bodies, during the investigation, > > > > > (c) require the Tribunal to consider specified matters when making its investigations, > > > > and the Tribunal must act accordingly. > > > (2) The Tribunal is required to give notice of any investigation under this Part in a manner that the Tribunal is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public generally and to the government agency concerned (if any) and, at the discretion of the Tribunal, to any person or body that may supply or use the relevant service. The notice (and any report of the investigation) is to include the terms of any reference by the Minister and of any requirement made by the Minister under subsection (1). > > > (3) The Tribunal is required, after considering any public comments on any such terms of reference, to settle the final terms of reference in the matter in consultation with the Minister. > > > (4) The Tribunal may also report to the Minister on any matter it considers relevant that arises from an investigation into a matter under this Part. Any such report may be part of the principal report to the Minister or may be a separate report. > > > (5) The fact that a determination of the pricing of a government monopoly service is in force does not preclude a further investigation and report on the matter. > > > (6) An investigation and report with respect to a government monopoly service or other service may be limited to a particular part or category of that service or to a particular period during which that service is supplied or in any other manner. > > > (7) An investigation and report may relate to a number of goods or services supplied by the same or different suppliers. > > > (8) A report is to include any minority report by a member of the Tribunal who wishes to make such a report. > > **s 13:** Am 1994 No 88, Sch 6 (3); 1995 No 97, Sch 1 (11) (12); 2019 No 14, Sch 1.12\[1\].