House of Representatives
Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008
Explanatory Memorandum
Circulated By the Authority of the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, the Hon Chris Bowen MpIndex
Schedule 1 :
| Bill reference | Paragraph number |
| Item 1, paragraph 338(ed) | 5.14 |
| Item 2, subsection 5D(5A) | 5.13 |
| Item 3, subsection 4(1), item 19, section 44ZZRD | 1.21 |
| Item 4, subsection 5(1) | 1.53 |
| Item 5, subsection 5(4) | 1.54 |
| Items 6 to 15, section 6 | 1.63 |
| Item 14, subsection 6(2C), item 19, section 44ZZRB | 1.36, 1.51 |
| Item 17, subsection 6(5A) | 2.56 |
| Item 18, subsection 6AA(2) | 2.22 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(8) | 1.29 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(10) | 1.30 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(5) | 1.31 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(7) | 1.32, 1.46 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(a)(i) | 1.35 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(a)(ii) | 1.35 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(a)(iii) | 1.35 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRA | 1.15 |
| Item 19, paragraph 44ZZRD(3)(b)(i) | 1.37 |
| Item 19, paragraph 44ZZRD(3)(b)(ii) | 1.37 |
| Item 19, paragraphs 44ZZRD(3)(b)(iii) and (iv) | 1.37 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(c)(i) | 1.39 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(c)(ii) | 1.39 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(c)(iii) | 1.39 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(c)(iv) | 1.39 |
| Item 19, subparagraph 44ZZRD(3)(c)(v) | 1.39 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRB | 1.41, 2.51, 2.52, 2.53 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(9) | 1.43 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(11) | 1.44 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(5) | 1.45 |
| Item 19, sections 44ZZRB and 44ZZRC | 1.48 |
| Item 19, sections 44ZZRB to 44ZZRD | 1.15 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRE | 1.15, 1.19 |
| Item 19, sections 44ZZRA to 44ZZRP | 1.13 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRD(2) and (3) | 1.22 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRF(1), (4) | 2.27 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRG(1), (5) | 2.32 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRG(5) | 2.35 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRF(3) and 44ZZRG(3) | 2.50 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRF(3) and 44ZZRG(3) | 2.51, 2.53, 2.57 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRB | 2.54 |
| Item 19, subparagraphs 44ZZRF(3)(b)(i) and 44ZZRG(3)(b)(i) | 2.54 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(4) | 1.22 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRI | 2.64 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRJ | 3.16 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRK | 3.19 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(2) | 4.13 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(3) | 4.13 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRL(1) | 4.15, 4.16 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRL(2) | 4.17 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRM(1) | 4.24, 4.25 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRM(2) | 4.25 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRN(1) | 4.26, 4.28 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRN(2) | 4.28 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRO(1) | 4.29 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRO(1) | 4.31 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRO(2) | 4.33 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRO(3) | 4.34 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRP(1) | 4.35 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRP(2) | 4.37 |
| Item 19, sections 44ZZRQ to 44ZZRU | 4.41 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRQ(1), 44ZZRR(1), 44ZZRS(1), 44ZZRT(1), 44ZZRU(2) | 4.42 |
| Item 19, subsections 44ZZRQ(2), 44ZZRR(2), 44ZZRS(3), 44ZZRT(1) and (2) and 44ZZRU(1) | 4.43 |
| Item 19, section 44ZZRV | 4.47 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRV(1) | 4.49 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRV(2) | 4.50 |
| Item 19, subsection 44ZZRD(1) | 1.23 |
| Items 19, 21 and 29 | 1.26 |
| Items 20, 21 and 29, subsection 45(3), sections 45A and 76D | 1.64 |
| Items 20, 21 and 29, subsection 45(3), sections 45A and 76D, items 127 and 128, subsections 45(3) and 45A of the Schedule | 3.37 |
| Item 21 | 4.46 |
| Item 22, subparagraph 76(1)(a)(i) | 3.14, 3.23 |
| Item 23, paragraph 76(1A)(aa) | 3.25 |
| Item 24, subsection 76(3) | 3.26 |
| Items 26 to 28, section 76B | 3.29 |
| Items 26 and 27, subsections 76B(1) and (2) | 3.30 |
| Item 26, subsection 76B(1) | 6.25 |
| Item 27, subsection 76B(4) | 3.32 |
| Item 27, subsection 76B(5) | 3.33, 6.10 |
| Item 27, subsections 76B(2) to (4) | 6.8 |
| Item 27, subsection 76B(3) | 3.31 |
| Item 28, subsection 76B(6) | 6.9 |
| Item 28, subsection 76B(6) | 3.36 |
| Item 29 | 4.39 |
| Item 30, subparagraphs 78(a)(i) and (ia) | 6.24 |
| Items 31 to 36, section 79 | 2.37 |
| Item 31, paragraph 79(1)(aa) | 2.40 |
| Items 32 to 36, subsections 79(1), (1AA), (1AB), (5) and (7) | 2.19 |
| Item 33, paragraph 79(1)(e) | 2.57 |
| Item 33, subparagraph 76(1)(a)(i) | 3.23 |
| Item 33, paragraph 79(1)(e) | 2.39, 2.45 |
| Item 34, subsection 79(1AB) | 2.41 |
| Item 37, subsection 79A(1) | 2.66 |
| Item 38, subparagraph 79B(a)(ii) | 6.11 |
| Item 39, subsection 80(9) | 6.13 |
| Item 40, section 83 | 6.23 |
| Item 41, subsection 84(1) | 2.43 |
| Items 41 to 47, subsections 84(1) to (4) | 2.44 |
| Item 43, subsection 84(3) | 2.43 |
| Item 48, subsection 84(4A) | 2.43 |
| Items 49 to 51, subsections 86(3A), (3B) and (4) | 2.61 |
| Item 51, paragraph 86(4)(ba) | 2.65 |
| Item 52, subsection 86C(1A) | 6.15 |
| Item 53, subsection 86E(1A) | 6.19 |
| Items 53 and 54, paragraph 86D(1)(b) and subsection 86D(1A) | 6.17 |
| Items 56 and 57, subsections 86E(2) and (3) | 6.26 |
| Item 58, subsection 86E(3A) | 6.20 |
| Items 59 to 62, subsections 87(1), 87(1BA), paragraphs 87(1A)(b) and (ba) | 1.54 |
| Item 59, subsection 87(1) | 6.21 |
| Item 60, paragraph 87(1A)(b) | 6.27 |
| Items 61 and 62, paragraph 87(1A)(ba) and subsection 87(1BA) | 6.22 |
| Item 62, subsection 88(1A) | 4.19 |
| Item 63, paragraph 87D(aa) | 6.28 |
| Item 65, subsection 88(10) | 4.20 |
| Item 66, subsection 90(5A) | 4.22 |
| Item 66, subsection 90(5B) | 4.23 |
| Items 67, 68, 69, 86 and 87, subsections 91A(4), 91B(5), 91C(7), 101(1A), 101(2) | 4.58 |
| Item 70, section 93AA | 4.59 |
| Item 71, subsection 93AB(1A) | 4.11, 4.12 |
| Items 71 and 72, subsections 93AB(1A) and (1) | 4.12 |
| Item 71, paragraphs 93AB(1A)(a) to (d) | 4.13 |
| Item 71, subsections 93AB(10B) and (10C) | 4.14 |
| Item 72, subsection 93AB(1) | 4.12 |
| Items 74, 75, 76 and 77, subsection 93AC(1) | 4.60 |
| Items 78 and 81 | 4.62 |
| Items 79 and 80 | 4.61 |
| Item 82, section 93AEA | 4.63 |
| Items 83 and 84, section 93AF | 4.64 |
| Item 85, subsection 93A(12) | 4.65 |
| Items 88 to 102, sections 10.01A, paragraphs 10.08(1)(aa) and (ab), subsections 10.08(1), 10.17(1) and (2), 10.17A(1) to (4), 10.19(1) and (2), 10.24(1) and (2), 10.24A(1) to (3), and paragraph 10.45(3)(a), items 103 to 111, section 151AJ and paragraph 151AY(1)(b) | 1.65 |
| Items 105, 107 and 109, subsection 151AJ(7) | 8.26 |
| Items 112 and 113, subsections 157(1), (1A) and (1B) | 7.7 |
| Item 114, subsection 157(2) | 7.11 |
| Item 115, subsection 157(6) | 7.12 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B(2) | 7.15 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B(3) | 7.16 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B(4) | 7.17 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B(5) | 7.17 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B7) | 7.18 |
| Item 116, subsection 157B(7) | 7.19 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(1) | 7.20 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(2) | 7.20 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(3) | 7.23 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(4) | 7.24 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(5) | 7.25 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(6) | 7.26 |
| Item 116, subsection 157C(7) | 7.27 |
| Item 116, section 157D | 7.28 |
| Item 116, subsection 157D(1) | 7.29 |
| Item 116, subsection 157D(2) | 7.30 |
| Item 116, subsections 157D(3) and (4) | 7.31 |
| Item 116, section 157B | 7.14 |
| Item 117, subsection 163(2) | 2.60 |
| Item 118, subsection 163(2) | 2.67 |
| Item 121, subsection 163(6) | 2.68 |
| Items 122 to 124, section 163A | 2.62 |
| Items 122 to 124, section 163A | 2.63 |
| Item 125, section 176 | 4.57 |
| Item 125, section 175 | 4.52 |
| Item 125, section 174 | 4.53 |
| Item 125, section 178 | 4.54 |
| Item 125, section 175 | 4.55 |
| Item 125, section 177 | 4.56 |
| Item 126, sections 44ZZRJ and 44ZZRK | 3.15 |
| Item 126, sections 44ZZRQ to 44ZZRW | 4.44 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(4) and 44ZZRG(4) | 2.57 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(3) and 44ZZRG(3) | 2.57 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRJ and 44ZZRK) | 3.23 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(4) and 44ZZRG(4) | 2.55 |
| Item 126, sections 44ZZRV | 4.51 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(3) and 44ZZRG(3) | 2.56 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(4) and 44ZZRG(4) | 2.20, 2.21 |
| Item 126, subsections 44ZZRF(4) and 44ZZRG(4) | 2.45 |
| Subsection 44ZZRD(6) | 1.28 |
Schedule 2 :
| Bill reference | Paragraph number |
| Item 1, subsection 79A(5) | 8.4 |
| Item 2, subsection 79A(10) | 8.29 |
| Item 3, section 83 | 8.6 |
| Item 6, subsection 87(1) | 8.7 |
| Item 7, section 154A | 5.16 |
| Items 8 to 10, section 154A | 5.21 |
| Item 11, section 154A | 5.42 |
| Item 12, section 154A | 5.28 |
| Items 13 and 20, subsections 154F(1) and 154H(1) | 5.20 |
| Items 14 to 16, 21, 24 and 26, subsections 154F(2) and (3), 154H(3) and (4), and paragraph 154H(5)(a) | 5.39 |
| Item 17, subsection 154G(1B) | 5.29 |
| Item 17, subsection 154G(1A) | 5.27 |
| Item 18, paragraph 154G(2)(a) | 5.25 |
| Item 19, section 154GA | 5.23 |
| Items 22, 33 and 34, subsections 154H(3), 154T(1) and (2) | 5.40, 5.44 |
| Item 23, subsection 154H(3) | 5.41 |
| Item 27, section 154K | 5.45 |
| Item 28, paragraph 154L(ba) | 5.30 |
| Item 29, subsection 154R(2) | 5.32 |
| Item 30, subsection 154R(4) | 5.34 |
| Item 32, section 154RA | 5.24 |
| Items 35 and 36, subsections 154U(1) and (2) and paragraph 154V(1)(a) | 5.35 |
| Items 37 to 41, subsections 154V(1) and (2) | 5.43 |
| Item 41, paragraph 154V(2)(d) | 5.36 |
| Item 42, subsection 154X(2) | 5.37 |
| Items 43 to 46, subsection 155(7) | 8.13 |
| Items 44 to 47, subsection 155(7) | 8.11 |
| Item 47, subsection 155(7) | 8.18 |
| Item 48, subsection 159(1) | 8.14 |
| Item 49, subsection 159(2) | 8.12 |
| Item 50, paragraph 165(1)(a) | 8.20 |
| Item 51, subsection 165(3A) | 8.21 |
| Item 52 | 5.38 |
| Item 53 | 8.27, 8.28 |