Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995

application law means—

S. 3(1) def. of Commission amended by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(b).

Commission means the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission established by section 6A of the Competition and Consumer Act, and includes a member of the Commission or a Division of the Commission performing functions of the Commission;

S. 3(1) def. of Competition and Consumer Act inserted by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(a).

Competition and Consumer Act means the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 of the Commonwealth;

Competition Code means (according to the context)—

Competition Code text means the text described in section 4;

S. 3(1) def. of Conduct Code Agreement repealed by No. 15/2026 s. 19(a).

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S. 3(1) def. of Council amended by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(b).

Council means the National Competition Council established by section 29A of the Competition and Consumer Act;

S. 3(1) def. of instrument amended by Nos 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 22.1), 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 25).

instrument means any document whatever, including—

S. 3(1) def. of Intergovern-mental Agreement on National Competition Policy inserted by No. 15/2026 s. 19(b).

Intergovernmental Agreement on National Competition Policy means the agreement made on 29 November 2024 between the Commonwealth, the State, other States of the Commonwealth and the Territories as in force from time to time;

jurisdiction means a State;

law, in relation to a Territory, means a law of, or in force in, that Territory;

modifications includes additions, omissions and substitutions;

month means a period commencing at the beginning of a day of one of the 12 months of the year and ending immediately before the beginning of the corresponding day of the next month or, if there is no such corresponding day, ending at the expiration of the next month;

S. 3(1) def. of officer amended by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(b).

officer, in relation to the Commonwealth, has the meaning given in Part XIA of the Competition and Consumer Act;

S. 3(1) def. of participating jurisdiction amended by No. 15/2026 s. 19(c).

participating jurisdiction means a jurisdiction that is a party to the Intergovernmental Agreement on National Competition Policy and applies the Competition Code as a law of the jurisdiction, either with or without modifications;

S. 3(1) def. of Schedule version of Part IV amended by Nos 43/1999 s. 40, 6/2023 s. 4(1)(c).

Schedule version of Part IV means the text that is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Competition and Consumer Act;

State includes a Territory;

Territory means the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory of Australia;

this jurisdiction means Victoria;

S. 3(1) def. of Trade Practices Act repealed by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(d).

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S. 3(1) def. of Tribunal amended by No. 6/2023 s. 4(1)(b).

Tribunal means the Australian Competition Tribunal referred to in the Competition and Consumer Act, and includes a member of the Tribunal or a Division of the Tribunal performing functions of the Tribunal.

S. 3(2) amended by No. 6/2023 s. 4(2).