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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.197Particular powers of authority
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### sec.197 Particular powers of authority
The authority may do any of the following things for an arbitration—
give a direction in the course of, or for, the arbitration;
hear and decide the arbitration in the absence of a person who has been given a notice to appear;
sit at any place;
adjourn to any time and place;
refer any matter to an expert for the matter and accept the expert’s statement as evidence;
generally give directions, and do things, that are necessary or expedient for the speedy hearing and determination of the dispute.
In this section—
expert , for a matter, means a person whom the authority reasonably believes is an independent person whose profession or reputation gives authority to a statement made by the person about the matter.
s 197 amd 2000 No. 15 s 45
(sec.197-ssec.1) The authority may do any of the following things for an arbitration— give a direction in the course of, or for, the arbitration; hear and decide the arbitration in the absence of a person who has been given a notice to appear; sit at any place; adjourn to any time and place; refer any matter to an expert for the matter and accept the expert’s statement as evidence; generally give directions, and do things, that are necessary or expedient for the speedy hearing and determination of the dispute.
(sec.197-ssec.2) In this section— expert , for a matter, means a person whom the authority reasonably believes is an independent person whose profession or reputation gives authority to a statement made by the person about the matter.
- (a) give a direction in the course of, or for, the arbitration;
- (b) hear and decide the arbitration in the absence of a person who has been given a notice to appear;
- (c) sit at any place;
- (d) adjourn to any time and place;
- (e) refer any matter to an expert for the matter and accept the expert’s statement as evidence;
- (f) generally give directions, and do things, that are necessary or expedient for the speedy hearing and determination of the dispute.