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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.24Directions of Minister for investigation
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### sec.24 Directions of Minister for investigation
In referring a monopoly business activity to the authority for an investigation, the Minister may direct the authority to do any or all of the following—
to make a draft report available to the public, or a stated entity, during the investigation;
to consider stated matters when conducting the investigation;
to give a report of the results of the investigation to the Minister within a stated period;
to make a recommendation to the Minister about a stated matter, including, for example, if the activity was referred to the authority under section 23 (1) , a recommendation about—
whether a price monitoring investigation should be conducted in relation to the activity; or
if a price monitoring investigation were to be conducted in relation to the activity, what the nature of the investigation should be, including, for example, the matters mentioned in section 23A (3) (a) and (b) .
The authority must comply with a direction.
s 24 amd 2008 No. 35 s 23 ; 2013 No. 39 s 43 sch 1
(sec.24-ssec.1) In referring a monopoly business activity to the authority for an investigation, the Minister may direct the authority to do any or all of the following— to make a draft report available to the public, or a stated entity, during the investigation; to consider stated matters when conducting the investigation; to give a report of the results of the investigation to the Minister within a stated period; to make a recommendation to the Minister about a stated matter, including, for example, if the activity was referred to the authority under section 23 (1) , a recommendation about— whether a price monitoring investigation should be conducted in relation to the activity; or if a price monitoring investigation were to be conducted in relation to the activity, what the nature of the investigation should be, including, for example, the matters mentioned in section 23A (3) (a) and (b) .
(sec.24-ssec.2) The authority must comply with a direction.
- (a) to make a draft report available to the public, or a stated entity, during the investigation;
- (b) to consider stated matters when conducting the investigation;
- (c) to give a report of the results of the investigation to the Minister within a stated period;
- (d) to make a recommendation to the Minister about a stated matter, including, for example, if the activity was referred to the authority under section 23 (1) , a recommendation about— (i) whether a price monitoring investigation should be conducted in relation to the activity; or (ii) if a price monitoring investigation were to be conducted in relation to the activity, what the nature of the investigation should be, including, for example, the matters mentioned in section 23A (3) (a) and (b) .
- (i) whether a price monitoring investigation should be conducted in relation to the activity; or
- (ii) if a price monitoring investigation were to be conducted in relation to the activity, what the nature of the investigation should be, including, for example, the matters mentioned in section 23A (3) (a) and (b) .
- (i) whether a price monitoring investigation should be conducted in relation to the activity; or
- (ii) if a price monitoring investigation were to be conducted in relation to the activity, what the nature of the investigation should be, including, for example, the matters mentioned in section 23A (3) (a) and (b) .