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This enactment amends the Competition Act and the Competition
Tribunal Act to promote international mutual cooperation in civil
reviewable matters to ensure the effective enforcement of the law and
to enhance the role of the Competition Tribunal. The enactment
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(a) creates new provisions to enable the Minister of Industry to enter
into agreements relating to international mutual legal assistance in
the civil competition matters; and
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(b) provides a new reference mechanism by which specific
questions may be referred to the Tribunal without the necessity of
filing a full case, to facilitate a more timely resolution of competition
questions.
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