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NQ Cranes to pay $1m penalty after admitting cartel conduct
NQ Cranes admit cartel conduct.
Concerted practices concerns
ACCC accepts court enforceable undertaking from Lawn Solutions to address concerns about concerted practices.
New penalties now in force
Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 received Royal Assent.
Increased pecuniary penalties on the horizon as reform bill passes
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passes both Houses of Parliament
Preliminary competition concerns over Forestry Corp of NSW proposed acquisition of Hume Forest Ltd assets
The ACCC has outlined preliminary concerns with the proposed acquisition by Forestry Corporation of New South Wales of the assets of Hume Forests Ltd.
Ex Bingo CEO pleads guilty to aiding and abetting price fixing
Bingo’s former manager and CEO has pleaded guilty to cartel offences.
Catriona Lowe to become next Deputy Chair of the ACCC
The Governor General has appointed Catriona Lowe as the next Deputy Chair of the ACCC commencing January 2023.
ACCC Chair before Standing Committee on Economics
ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, appeared before House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
ACCC alleges bid rigging by ARM Architecture
ACCC alleges cartel conduct relating to tender for building project at Charles Darwin University
Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 introduced
Bill to increase maximum penalties for anti-competitive conduct introduced into Parliament
A quartette of ACCC Chairs
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Rod Sims, Graeme Samuel and Allan Fels, moderated by Roger Featherston
Senate Inquiry into influence of international digital platforms
New senate inquiry into digital platforms
Cass-Gottlieb delivers Keynote remarks at Fordham conference
Remarks focused on the ACCC’s current priorities and its regulatory tools and approach to pursuing those priorities.
Penalties of $420,000 ordered in bid rigging case
The Federal Court ordered two Sydney suppliers of slate roofing services and the directors of each business to pay penalties for cartel conduct.
Cass-Gottlieb delivers Opening address to LCA Workshop
ACCC Chair opening address to LCA Annual Competition and Consumer workshop
First individual sentences for cartel conduct
The Federal Court (Justice Abraham) has imposed the first individual prison sentences for cartel conduct in Australia. All prison terms were suspended.
CFMEU and J Hutchinson to pay penalties for boycott
Penalties totaling 1.35m for boycott in contravention of competition laws
Exposure Draft Bill on increasing penalties for anti-competitive conduct
Consultation on exposure draft legislation to increase maximum penalties for anti-competitive conduct.
Bingo Industries pleads guilty to demolition waste cartel
Bingo Industries pleads guilty to price fixing cartel
Tag cloud
- accc
- access
- agriculture
- anti-competitive agreements
- artificial intelligence
- authorisation
- big tech
- boycott
- cartels
- cdpp
- class exemption
- code of conduct
- collective bargaining
- competition policy
- concealed data practices
- concerted practices
- conference
- consumer data right
- consumer law
- cooperation and immunity
- COVID-19
- criminal cartels
- digital platforms
- enforceable undertakings
- exclusive dealing
- federal court
- guidelines
- high court
- icn
- industry code
- informal merger clearance
- inquiries
- intellectual property
- international
- joint venture
- judgments
- legislation
- liner shipping
- litigation
- loyalty program
- market definition
- market study
- mergers
- misleading conduct
- misuse of market power
- news media
- notification
- penalties
- predatory pricing
- privacy
- private actions
- regulated industries
- reports
- resale price maintenance
- reviews
- rpm
- small business
- speech
- statement of issues
- supermarket
- telecommunications
- tribunal