Section 223 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Regulator may issue a public warning notice

(1) The regulator may issue to the public a written notice containing a warning about the conduct of a person if: (a) the regulator has reasonable grounds to suspect that the conduct may constitute a contravention of a provision of Chapter 2, 3 or 4; and (b) the regulator is satisfied that one or more other persons has suffered, or is likely to suffer, detriment as a result of the conduct; and (c) the regulator is satisfied that it is in the public interest to issue the notice. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), if: (a) a person refuses to respond to a substantiation notice given by the regulator to the person, or fails to respond to the notice before the end of the substantiation notice compliance period for the notice; and (b) the regulator is satisfied that it is in the public interest to issue a notice under this subsection; the regulator may issue to the public a written notice containing a warning that the person has refused or failed to respond to the substantiation notice within that period, and specifying the matter to which the substantiation notice related.