Section 151BUAA — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Minister may give directions to Commission

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission in relation to the exercise of its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC. (1A) The Minister may only give a direction under subsection (1) that: (a) requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC; or (b) requires the Commission to exercise its powers under section 151BU, 151BUDA, 151BUDB or 151BUDC in a particular way. (1B) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a specified Ministerially-directed report, to: (a) prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and (b) publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report. Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003. (1C) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, give a direction to the Commission requiring it, in the event that it receives a report in a specified series of Ministerially-directed periodic reports, to: (a) prepare a specified kind of analysis of the report; and (b) publish the analysis within a specified period after receiving the report. (2) The Commission must comply with a direction under this section. (3) If: (a) a record-keeping rule is made as a result of a direction under subsection (1); and (b) the rule requires the preparation of a report; then: (c) the rule must contain a statement to the effect that the rule was made as a result of a Ministerial direction; and (d) a report prepared under the rule is to be known as a Ministerially-directed report.