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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.176Notice of hearings
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### sec.176 Notice of hearings
Before starting the hearings, the authority must give reasonable notice of the hearings.
The authority must publish the notice on its website.
Also, the notice must be given to—
for an investigation under part 3 —the government agency or other person carrying on the monopoly business activity to which the investigation relates; and
for an investigation under part 5 —the owner or operator of the service to which the investigation relates, or to which the access undertaking the subject of the investigation relates; and
for an investigation under part 5A —the water supplier carrying on the water supply activity to which the investigation relates, or to which the undertaking the subject of the investigation relates.
The notice must state—
the authority’s intention to hold the hearings; and
the subject matter of the hearings; and
where and when the first of the hearings is to start.
s 176 amd 2000 No. 15 s 41 ; 2005 No. 37 s 28 ; 2008 No. 35 s 58 ; 2018 No. 6 s 12
(sec.176-ssec.1) Before starting the hearings, the authority must give reasonable notice of the hearings.
(sec.176-ssec.2) The authority must publish the notice on its website.
(sec.176-ssec.3) Also, the notice must be given to— for an investigation under part 3 —the government agency or other person carrying on the monopoly business activity to which the investigation relates; and for an investigation under part 5 —the owner or operator of the service to which the investigation relates, or to which the access undertaking the subject of the investigation relates; and for an investigation under part 5A —the water supplier carrying on the water supply activity to which the investigation relates, or to which the undertaking the subject of the investigation relates.
(sec.176-ssec.4) The notice must state— the authority’s intention to hold the hearings; and the subject matter of the hearings; and where and when the first of the hearings is to start.
- (a) for an investigation under part 3 —the government agency or other person carrying on the monopoly business activity to which the investigation relates; and
- (b) for an investigation under part 5 —the owner or operator of the service to which the investigation relates, or to which the access undertaking the subject of the investigation relates; and
- (c) for an investigation under part 5A —the water supplier carrying on the water supply activity to which the investigation relates, or to which the undertaking the subject of the investigation relates.
- (a) the authority’s intention to hold the hearings; and
- (b) the subject matter of the hearings; and
- (c) where and when the first of the hearings is to start.