Competition Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Competition Appeal Tribunal
59. Appealable decisions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any party to an agreement in respect of which the Commission has made a decision, any person in respect of whose conduct the
agreement
“agreement” includes any agreement, arrangement, understanding, undertaking or promise, whether expressed or implied, written or oral;
Commission has made a decision or any party involved in a merger in respect of which the Commission has made a decision, may appeal within the prescribed period to the Tribunal against, or with respect to, that decision.
Any person, other than a person referred to in subsection (1), to whom the Commission has given a direction under section 28, 40 or 42 may appeal within the prescribed period to the Tribunal against, or with respect to, that direction.
Except in the case of an appeal against the imposition, or the amount, of a financial penalty, the making of an appeal under this section shall not suspend the effect of the decision to which the appeal relates.
In subsection (1), “decision” means a decision of the Commission as to —
whether the section 11 prohibition has been infringed by any agreement;
whether the section 21 prohibition has been infringed by any conduct;
whether the section 23 prohibition will be infringed by any anticipated merger, if carried into effect; or
whether the section 23 prohibition has been infringed by any merger, and includes a direction given under section 28, 40 or 42 (including the imposition of any financial penalty under section 42 or as to the amount of any such financial penalty) and such other decision as the Minister may by regulations prescribe.
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Terms defined in s 2
agreement
Defined · s 2“agreement” includes any agreement, arrangement, understanding, undertaking or promise, whether expressed or implied, written or oral;
anticipated merger
Defined · s 2“anticipated merger” means an arrangement that is in progress or contemplation and that, if carried into effect, will result in the occurrence of a merger referred to in section 23(2);
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for general competition matters;
party involved in a merger
Defined · s 2“party involved in a merger” means a person or an undertaking specified in section 23(2) and includes the merged entity;
section 11 prohibition
Defined · s 2“section 11 prohibition” means the prohibition referred to in section 11(1);
section 21 prohibition
Defined · s 2“section 21 prohibition” means the prohibition referred to in section 21(1);
section 23 prohibition
Defined · s 2“section 23 prohibition” means the prohibition referred to in section 23(1);
Tribunal
Defined · s 2“Tribunal” means the Competition Appeal Tribunal established by section 60;
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