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Sydney: The Law Book Co. pp. 266–297. Brunt, Maureen (1993). "Australian and New Zealand Competition Law and Policy". In Barry Hawk (ed.). Fordham Corporate Law Institute: International Antitrust Law and Policy. New York: Juris Publishing. pp. 131–193. Brunt, Maureen (1999). "Antitrust in the Courts: The Role of Economics and of Economists".
A federal district court in February 1961 fined 29 electrical manufacturing companies and 45 individuals a total of $1,924,500 for violating the antitrust laws by fixing prices and rigging bids on heavy electrical equipment, some of which was sold to the Government. [46] (See also: Allis-Chalmers § 1960s and 1970s.)
The ACCC administers the Competition and Consumer Act, and has standing to take action in the Federal Court of Australia to enforce its provision. [8] The Competition and Consumer Act contains a broad range of provisions, such as provisions on anti-competitive conduct, the Australian Consumer Law and regulation of telecommunications and energy industries. [9]
Australia's competition regulator onThursday raised initial concerns over Aon's $30 billionbid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world'slargest insurance broker, close on the heels of a ...
Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said a proposed antitrust law in Australia forcing tech firms to pay for news that appears on their social media websites would adversely impact individual content ...
In December 2008, the New Zealand Commerce Commission filed legal proceedings against 13 airlines in the New Zealand High Court. According to the Commission, the carriers "colluded to raise the price of [freight] by imposing fuel charges for more than seven years". [27] In 2013 Air New Zealand was the final airline of the 13 to settle. [28]
It identifies and corrects practices causing market impediments and distortions through competition law (also known as antitrust law). [1] In general it is a government agency, typically a statutory authority, sometimes called an economic regulator, that regulates and enforces competition laws and may sometimes also enforce consumer protection laws
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) [1] is an Act of the Parliament of Australia.Prior to 1 January 2011, it was known as the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA). [2] The Act is the legislative vehicle for competition law in Australia, and seeks to promote competition, fair trading as well as providing protection for consumers.