Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997

This section applies if an access provider of a service is a partnership or joint venture consisting of 2 or more entities (the participants).

If this part requires or permits something to be done by an access provider, the thing may be done by 1 or more of the participants for the access provider.

If a provision of this part refers to an access provider bearing any costs, the provision applies as if the provision referred to any of the participants bearing any costs.

If a provision of this part refers to an access provider doing something, the provision applies as if the provision referred to 1 or more of the participants doing the thing for the access provider.

Subsection (6) applies if—

a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and

a contravention of the provision is an offence.

The provision mentioned in subsection (5) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to any person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider.

Subsection (8) applies if—

a provision of this part requires an access provider to do something, or prohibits an access provider from doing something; and

a contravention of the provision is not an offence.

The provision mentioned in subsection (7) applies as if a reference to the access provider were a reference to each participant and to any other person responsible for the day-to-day management and control of the access provider.