Competition and Consumer Act 2010

If the Registrar is satisfied:

that an application has properly been made for the final registration of a conference agreement; and

any of the following subparagraphs applies:

that the agreement complies with section 10.07 (minimum levels of shipping services to be specified in conference agreements) or, if the agreement varies or otherwise affects another conference agreement, that the other conference agreement as varied or affected complies with section 10.07;

that section 10.07 does not apply in relation to the agreement because of an exemption order;

that the agreement is an inwards conference agreement that was in force at the commencement of this subparagraph; and

any of the following subparagraphs applies:

that the agreement complies with section 10.08 (conference agreements may include only certain restrictive trade practice provisions) or, if the agreement varies or otherwise affects another conference agreement, that the other conference agreement as varied or affected complies with section 10.08;

that section 10.08 does not apply in relation to the agreement because of an exemption order;

that the agreement is an inwards conference agreement that was in force at the commencement of this subparagraph; and

in the case of an outwards conference agreement—that subsection 10.29(1) (parties to conference agreement to negotiate minimum level of shipping services after provisional registration of agreement) has been complied with, or does not apply, in relation to the agreement; and

in the case of an inwards conference agreement—that subsection 10.29(1A) (parties to conference agreement to negotiate minimum level of shipping services after provisional registration of agreement) has been complied with, or does not apply, in relation to the agreement; and

that final registration of the agreement is not prevented by one or more of the following provisions:

section 10.38 (application for registration to be returned where request for confidentiality refused etc.);

section 10.39 (application also to be made for registration of varying conference agreements);

subsection 10.40(1) (notification of happening of affecting events prior to final registration etc.);

If the Registrar is not so satisfied, the Registrar shall, within that 14 day period, refuse to finally register the agreement.

When the Registrar finally registers the agreement or refuses to finally register the agreement, the Registrar shall immediately notify the applicants.

If the Registrar finally registers the agreement, the Registrar must give the Commission a copy of:

the complete copy of the agreement referred to in paragraph 10.32(1)(a); and

the written memorandum referred to in paragraph 10.32(1)(b).