Competition and Consumer Act 2010

facilitate access to CS services on terms and conditions, including pricing, that are transparent, non‑discriminatory, fair and reasonable; and

support the long‑term interests of the Australian market by delivering outcomes that are consistent with those that might be expected in a competitive market for CS services; and

address the imbalance in bargaining power between providers of CS services and access seekers in Australia; and

provide incentives for providers of CS services to negotiate commercial and non‑discriminatory terms of access with access seekers of the CS services in Australia; and

provide for the timely resolution of access disputes between providers of CS services and access seekers, if they arise; and

discourage providers of CS services from exerting market power to the detriment of competition in upstream and downstream markets.