Australian Capital Territory

Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (Inquiry into beverage price impacts relating to the ACT Container Deposit Scheme) Terms of Reference Determination 2018
Disallowable instrument No. DI2018-69
made under the  
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission Act 1997 (the Act), 
Section 15 (Nature of industry references) and Section 16 (Terms of industry references).

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The purpose of this instrument is to refer to the Commission, pursuant to section 15 of the Act, an investigation into the impact on beverage prices and competition in the beverage industry of the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (“Scheme”) to be established under Part 10A of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016.

The inquiry direction made under this instrument will be undertaken for a 13 month period, commencing on 1 June 2018 and concluding on 30 June 2019. 

The Terms of Reference for the investigation, issued under Section 16 of the Act, outline the specific matters and issues to be considered by the Commission within its investigation.

The Commission will be required to release a draft report outlining its preliminary findings in February 2019 and a final report in July 2019 which includes any recommendations for ongoing price monitoring.