Cross Industry Issues

Under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 the Premier and Treasurer may direct the Queensland Competition Authority to examine and report to them on any matter relevant to the implementation of competition policy.

The Authority also, on occasions, undertakes projects which address issues that cross the boundaries of specific industries. These have included:

• Identifying the Criteria for the Identification of Government Monopoly Business Activities;
• The development of an Efficiency Carryover Mechanism;
• Reviewing the Cost of Capital Methodology used by the Authority; and
• The identification of pricing principles relating to the treatment of infrastructure investments made in response to Extraordinary Circumstances.