Arbitrations: a guide to resolution of access disputes under Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974, a summary guide

This summary guide explains how the ACCC will exercise its dispute resolution powers under Part IIIA of the Act. In particular, it addresses the following
questions:

• How does Part IIIA of the Act work?
• What is the ACCC’s role in arbitrating access disputes?
• What factors are deemed to constitute an access dispute for the purposes
  of Part IIIA?
• How will the ACCC conduct the arbitration process?
• What are the steps involved?
• Who will conduct the arbitration?
• How long will the process take?
• What documents are required from the parties to the ACCC?
• How will the ACCC deal with confi dentiality requests?
• What matters must the ACCC consider in making its fi nal determination?
• When does the fi nal determination take effect and is it enforceable?