Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.

(2) The Competition Acts 2002 to 2012 and Parts 3 and 4 may be cited together as the Competition Acts 2002 to 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) The Consumer Protection Act 2007 and Parts 5 and 6 may be cited together as the Consumer Protection Acts 2007 and 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.

(4) The Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 and section 89 may be cited together as the Communications (Retention of Data) Acts 2011 and 2014 and shall be construed together as one Act.

(5) This Act, other than Part 4 , shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions, and for the repeal of different provisions effected by section 7 .

(6) Part 4 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.