Section 56AS — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Participating government entities of a State or Territory—declaration

(1) The Minister may, by notifiable instrument, declare that an entity is a participating entity, for a State or Territory, in one or more of the following specified capacities: (a) as a data holder of CDR data; (b) as an accredited person; (c) as a designated gateway for CDR data; (d) as an action service provider for a type of CDR action. Note: An entity may be declared by class (see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003). (2) However, the Minister must not do so unless the Minister is satisfied that the State or Territory has agreed to the entity participating under this Part in those capacities. (3) If: (a) a State or Territory has agreed to an entity of the State or Territory participating under this Part in those capacities; and (b) the entity is a body corporate; the entity is taken to have also agreed to participate under this Part in those capacities.