Section 44TCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Withdrawal of notifications

(1) A notification may be withdrawn as follows (and not otherwise):

(a) if the provider notified the dispute:

(i) the provider may withdraw the notification at any time before the Commission makes its final determination;

(ii) the third party may withdraw the provider’s notification at any time after the Commission issues a draft final determination, but before it makes its final determination;

(b) if the third party notified the dispute, the third party may withdraw the notification at any time before the Commission makes its final determination.

(2) Despite subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), if the provider notified a dispute over variation of a final determination, the third party may not withdraw the provider’s notification.

(3) If the notification is withdrawn, it is taken for the purposes of this Part never to have been given.

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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