Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:44zw
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 44ZW
Character Range: 328115–329272

44ZW  Registration of contract
 (1) On application by all the parties to a contract, the Commission must:
 (a) register the contract by entering the following details on a public register:
 (i) the names of the parties to the contract;
 (ii) the service to which the contract relates;
 (iii) the date on which the contract was made; or
 (b) decide not to register the contract.
 (2) In deciding whether to register a contract, the Commission must take into account:
 (aa) the objects of this Part; and
 (a) the public interest, including the public interest in having competition in markets (whether or not in Australia); and
 (b) the interests of all persons who have rights to use the service to which the contract relates.
 (2A) The Commission must not register a contract if it deals with a matter or matters relating to access to the service that are dealt with in an access undertaking that is in operation.
 (3) The Commission must publish a decision not to register a contract.
 (4) If the Commission publishes a decision not to register a contract, it must give the parties to the contract reasons for the decision when it publishes the decision.