Competition and Consumer Act 2010

On application by all the parties to a contract, the Commission must:

register the contract by entering the following details on a public register:

the names of the parties to the contract;

the service to which the contract relates;

the date on which the contract was made; or

decide not to register the contract.

In deciding whether to register a contract, the Commission must take into account:

the objects of this Part; and

the public interest, including the public interest in having competition in markets (whether or not in Australia); and

the interests of all persons who have rights to use the service to which the contract relates.

The Commission must not register a contract if it deals with a matter or matters relating to access to the service that are dealt with in an access undertaking that is in operation.

The Commission must publish a decision not to register a contract.

If the Commission publishes a decision not to register a contract, it must give the parties to the contract reasons for the decision when it publishes the decision.