Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01103:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01103
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 2723–4280

5  Commission to hold an inquiry
 (1) Under subsection 95H(1) of the Act, the Commission is required to hold an inquiry into the markets for the supply of perishable agricultural goods. The inquiry is not to extend to any of the following:
 (a) the supply of a good or service by a State or Territory authority;
 (b) the supply of a good or service that is an exempt supply;
 (c) reviewing the operation of any Australian law (other than the Act or an instrument made under the Act);
 (d) reviewing the operation or scope of the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Horticulture) Regulations 2017;
 (e) reviewing the operation of any program funded by the Commonwealth, or any policy of the Commonwealth (other than policies relating to competition and consumer protection);
 (f) reviewing the Commonwealth policy that there is to be no regulation of prices in the markets for the supply of perishable agricultural goods.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection 95J(1) of the Act, the inquiry is to be held in relation to goods and services of the following descriptions:
 (a) animal meat products containing, in whole or in part, meat from any one of the following:
 (i) pig;
 (ii) bovine;
 (iii) sheep;
 (iv) chicken;
 (v) fish;
 (vi) shellfish;
 (b) plants, fungi, or their products or parts (including seeds, spores, bulbs and similar things);
 (c) dairy products; and
 (d) eggs of a domestic hen.
 (3) Under subsection 95J(2) of the Act, the inquiry is not to be held in relation to the supply of goods and services by a particular person or persons.