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Australian Mandatory Merger Clearance: Regime Details Starting to Emerge – Government Publishes Draft Determination, ACCC...

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On 28 March 2025, the Australian Government (the Government) published its draft Determination providing the beginnings of detail about the acquisitions that are the subject of mandatory notification, some of the exceptions...more

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Deal Done: Mandatory Merger Clearance in Australia Becomes Law

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It is now confirmed that Australia will have a mandatory and suspensory (competition) pre-merger clearance regime with the passing of legislation last week....more

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Australia enacts mandatory merger control law

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Australia’s mandatory suspensory merger control regime will come into force on 1 January 2026 following the passing of legislation by both houses of Parliament, representing a major shift for businesses, their advisors and...more

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Australia to implement mandatory merger control regime by 2026

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Australia will soon shift to a mandatory and suspensory merger control regime, with the transition commencing mid-2025. We provide below our key takeaways and observations on the bill which now has the support of both major...more

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Australian Government Proposes Monetary and Market Share Thresholds for Mandatory Merger Clearance Regime

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The Australian Government (the Government) opened consultation on Australia’s proposed merger notification thresholds. The Consultation Paper proposes a notification regime that consists of four different thresholds—two based...more

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Faster, Stronger, and Simpler? Australia’s New Merger Control Regime

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On 10 April 2024, Australia’s Federal Government announced far-reaching reforms to its merger control regime, most notably the introduction of a new single, mandatory and suspensory, merger control system. The reform package...more

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Government Announces Australia to Have a Mandatory and Suspensory Merger Control Regime

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In a move that has long been advocated for by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the Australian government has announced sweeping reforms to Australia's competition law merger control regime....more

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Significant Changes to Australia's Foreign Investment Framework Commenced on 1 January 2021

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The Situation: The Australian government has introduced significant changes to its foreign investment review framework. The centrepiece of the changes is an enhanced review of acquisitions of property or businesses which are...more

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COVID-19: (Australia) Pressing Issues Facing Employers

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Should I be standing my employees down or issuing a JobKeeper direction When this all started in March, many employers had never contemplated a stand down and most had not heard of Section 524 of the Fair Work Act....more

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COVID-19: Victorian Government Draws Upon the 'Big Stick' on COVID-19 Notification

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Victoria has introduced the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2020 (Notification Regulation) requiring an employer to notify WorkSafe Victoria immediately of the following...more

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Key Lessons From Australia's Notifiable Data Breach Scheme

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The Situation: The Notifiable Data Breach scheme, introduced by amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), requires an assessment when an entity suspects that there may have been loss of, unauthorised access to, or...more

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Jones Day Talks: Doing Deals Down Under: Australia's Foreign Direct Investment Regime

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Like many countries, Australia is taking a careful look at proposed investments by foreign entities, particularly when certain sensitive industries or a government agency are involved. Jones Day's Mark Crean, Ingrid...more

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What Can Canada Expect with Mandatory Breach Notification?

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November 1, 2018, brings mandatory breach notification to Canada’s federal private sector privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), following Alberta’s Personal Information...more

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What Does the Introduction of Mandatory Data Breach Notification in Australia Mean for You?

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Australia's Data Breach Bill amends the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) ("Privacy Act") and requires private and public organisations regulated by the Privacy Act to notify affected individuals and the Australian Information...more

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Australia Introduces Mandatory Data Breach Notification Scheme

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On 13 February 2017, the Australian Senate passed into law the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016. This law amends the primary privacy and data protection legislation in Australia, Privacy Act 1988 (Cth),...more

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Australia Introduces Draft Privacy Act Amendment Addressing Notification

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In 2015, several countries introduced new data privacy regulations and approved new data protection regulators. As the year draws to a close, Australia joins the list of countries advancing new data privacy legislation with...more

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