19Commission to give notice in relation to inquiries

##### 19 Commission to give notice in relation to inquiries (1) Where the Commission is to hold an inquiry, the Commission shall, as soon as practicable and in any case before it commences to hold the inquiry: (a) give reasonable notice in each State and internal Territory, by advertisement published in the Gazette and in a newspaper circulating in that State or Territory, as the case may be, that it is to hold the inquiry and specifying the matter or matters in relation to which the inquiry is to be held and the time and place at which the inquiry is to commence; and (b) if the inquiry is to be held in relation to the supply of goods or services by a particular person or persons—serve on the person, or on each of the persons, as the case may be, a notice in writing stating that the Commission is to hold the inquiry and specifying the matter or matters in relation to which the inquiry is to be held and the time and place at which the inquiry is to commence. (2) Where: (a) an inquiry is being held in relation to the supply of goods or services of a particular description by a particular person or persons; and (b) the Minister, pursuant to subsection 18(6), extends, or further extends, the period within which the inquiry is required to be completed and a report on the inquiry submitted; the Commission shall forthwith serve on the person, or on each of the persons, as the case may be, a notice in writing giving particulars of the extension or further extension.