In Brief - Rod Sims, Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said that companies must be fined more for breaching Australian competition and consumer laws. ...more
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On 15 February 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that criminal charges had been laid against The Country Care Group Pty Ltd (Country Care), its Manager Director, Robert...more
On 18 October 2017, Australia's Parliament passed into law long-awaited legislation to amend Australia's competition laws.
The passing of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 and...more
On 6 September 2017, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced proceedings against JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd (JJ Richards), one of Australia's largest privately-owned waste management companies.
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On 10 July 2017, the ACCC applied to the Federal Court for judicial review of the Australian Competition Tribunal (Tribunal)'s determination to grant authorisation to Tabcorp Holdings Limited's proposed...more
Many franchisors and other participants in the franchising sector are anticipating with concern the outcome of The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 (Bill) which was introduced into the Federal...more
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- On 24 February, the ACCC unveiled its Enforcement and Compliance priorities for 2017.
- The ACCC's enforcement activities in 2017 will continue to target larger companies causing harm to consumers and...more
- The High Court has allowed the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) appeal in its prosecution of Flight Centre for attempted price-fixing arrangements with airlines.
- The ACCC was successful in...more
Franchising has undergone several significant changes in the last quarter. Firstly, the introduction of the Unfair Terms Legislation will no doubt impact the documentation used by franchisors. Secondly, franchisors operating...more
Australia has a voluntary premerger notification regime, administered by a well-resourced and proactive antitrust authority, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC).
The ACCC's Merger Guidelines...more
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- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted an undertaking from an underwriter, Virginia Surety Company, Inc. (VSC) about VSC's offering of Extended Warranty products – following...more
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Since 2010, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and the ASIC Act have prohibited and made void terms in standard form contracts with consumers that were unfair.
From 12 November 2016, the Unfair Contract Terms...more
Since 2010, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and the ASIC Act have prohibited and made void terms in standard form contracts with consumers that were unfair.
From 12 November 2016, the Unfair Contract Terms regime (UCT...more