Section 10.38 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Application for registration to be returned where request for confidentiality refused etc.

Where:

(a) an application for the provisional or final registration of a conference agreement includes a request under section 10.34 that a part of a document not be open to public inspection under this Part; and

(b) the request is refused by the Registrar;

the Registrar shall also refuse the application, and shall return the application, and any documents that accompanied the application, to the applicants.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 10.35 — Abstract to accompany request for confidentiality
s 10.36 — Examination of abstract
s 10.37 — Decision on request for confidentiality
s 10.39 — Application also to be made for registration of varying conference agreements
s 10.40 — Notification of happening of affecting events prior to final registration etc.
s 10.41 — Parties to registered conference agreement to negotiate with certain designated shipper bodies etc.

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