Section 11 Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018

Section 11 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 is about Proceedings of the Commission. It is under Part II (Establishment of the Federal Competition an Consumer Protection Commission) of the Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and section 27 of the Interpretation Act, the Commission may make standing orders regulating its proceedings or those of any of its committees.

(2) At any meeting of the Commission, the Executive Chairman shall preside and, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman or, in the absence of the Vice-Chairman, the Commissioners present shall appoint one of them to preside at that meeting.

(3) Where the Commission desires to obtain the advice of any person on a particular matter, the Commission may arrange for such a person to consult or attend proceedings with the Commission for such period as it deems necessary, but a person who is in attendance by virtue of this sub-section is not entitled to vote at such proceedings.