ACCC

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

AEMC

Australian Energy Market Commission

Amendment Act

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Act 2017

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

Audit Committee

Audit Committee (of the Council)

CCA

Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

clause 6 principles

The principles set out in clauses 6(2) to 6(5) of the Competition Principles Agreement

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

Council

National Competition Council (see also NCC)

CPA

Competition Principles Agreement

criterion (a)

Section 44CA(1)(a) of the CCA (previously ss 44G(2)(a) and 44H(4)(a))

criterion (b)

Section 44CA(1)(b) of the CCA (previously ss 44G(2)(b) and 44H(4)(b))

criterion (c)

Section 44CA(1)(c) of the CCA (previously ss 44G(2)(c) and 44H(4)(c))

criterion (d)

Section 44CA(1)(d) of the CCA (previously ss 44G(2)(f) and 44H(4)(f))

FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)

GST

Goods and Services Tax

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IGA

Intergovernmental Agreement on Competition and Productivity Enhancing Reforms

IPS

Information Publication Scheme

KMP

Key management personnel

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

National Access Regime

The generic access regime in Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

NCC

National Competition Council

NCP

National Competition Policy

NEM

National Electricity Market

NGL

National Gas Law

Part IIIA

Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

PGPA Act

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)

PGPA Rule

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth)

PNO

Port of Newcastle Operations Pty Ltd

RIS

Regulation Impact Statement

SOPV

Statement of Preliminary Views

Tribunal

Australian Competition Tribunal