9Powers of Market Monitor and conduct of special reviews

9 Powers of Market Monitor and conduct of special reviews

9 Powers of Market Monitor and conduct of special reviews

(1) For a special review under the National Law, Part 9A, the Market Monitor—

(a) must act with as little formality as possible, and

(b) may inform itself on a matter in the way the Market Monitor thinks fit and is not bound by the rules of evidence, and

(c) may receive information or submissions in the form of oral or written statements, and

(d) must consult with retailers, and

(e) may consult with the persons the Market Monitor thinks fit, including by organising the following—

(i) hearings and public seminars,

(ii) workshops, working groups and task forces.

(2) The Market Monitor must give notice of an intention to hold the hearings, the subject of the hearings and the time and place at which the first hearing is to begin in a way that is reasonably likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public generally.

(3) If the Market Monitor calls for written submissions, the Market Monitor may specify a deadline by which the submissions must be made and may extend that deadline.

(4) A hearing must be conducted as determined by the Market Monitor and may be held in public or in private.