Section 10.72ACompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Exemption orders for inwards conference agreements etc.

(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make an order exempting:

(a) a specified inwards conference agreement; or

(b) specified inwards liner cargo shipping services; or

(c) specified conduct in relation to the provision, or proposed provision, of inwards liner cargo shipping services;

from the scope of any or all of the eligible regulatory provisions.

Note: For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003.

(2) The Registrar must enter particulars of any order under subsection (1) in the register of exemption orders.

(4) For the purposes of this section, each of the following provisions is an eligible regulatory provision:

(a) subsection 10.07(2);

(b) section 10.08;

(c) paragraph 10.28(1)(ba);

(d) subsection 10.29(1A);

(e) section 10.40;

(f) section 10.41;

(g) section 10.43;

(h) subparagraph 10.45(1)(a)(iv);

(i) subsection 10.45(3);

(j) subsection 10.45(4);

(k) section 10.52;

(l) subparagraph 10.62(a)(i).

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.

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