Section 10.42 — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Application to be made for registration of varying conference agreements

(1) Subject to subsection (3), where a conference agreement that varies or otherwise affects a registered conference agreement is made or arrived at, application shall be made for its provisional registration.

(2) The application must be made within 30 days after the making of or arriving at the agreement.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a conference agreement that consists solely of freight rate charges.

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 10.39 — 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.
s 10.43 — Parties to registered conference agreement to notify happening of affecting events etc.
s 10.44 — Powers exercisable by Minister in relation to registered conference agreements etc.
s 10.45 — Circumstances in which Minister may exercise powers in relation to registered conference agreements

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