Section 44ZVCompetition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Constitutional limits on operation of this Division

This Division does not apply to a contract unless:

(a) the contract provides for access to a declared service; and

(b) the contract was made after the service was declared; and

(c) the parties to the contract are the provider of the service and a third party; and

(d) at least one of the following conditions is met:

(i) the provider is a corporation (or a partnership or joint venture consisting wholly of corporations);

(ii) the third party is a corporation;

(iii) the access is (or would be) in the course of, or for the purposes of, constitutional trade or commerce.

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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