Section 44ZW — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Registration of contract

(1) On application by all the parties to a contract, the Commission must: (a) register the contract by entering the following details on a public register: (i) the names of the parties to the contract; (ii) the service to which the contract relates; (iii) the date on which the contract was made; or (b) decide not to register the contract. (2) In deciding whether to register a contract, the Commission must take into account: (aa) the objects of this Part; and (a) the public interest, including the public interest in having competition in markets (whether or not in Australia); and (b) the interests of all persons who have rights to use the service to which the contract relates. (2A) 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. (3) The Commission must publish a decision not to register a contract. (4) 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.