A significant decision for standard consumer contracts was released by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) in Director of Consumer Affairs v AAPT Limited on 2 August 2006.

The ACCC has now released its enforcement and compliance priorities for 2018. Below is a brief summary of the key highlights.

Cartel prosecutions will be squarely in focus during 2018, with the ACCC noting that it has five current referrals with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions and a number of investigations that are...

The compliance and enforcement policy will affect most Australian companies, particularly those in the target sectors.

Resale price maintenance in Australia is illegal, and until now, the ACCC has never allowed anyone to do it.

A new ACCC resale price maintenance case provides a timely reminder that manufacturers and suppliers must tread carefully with distribution arrangements related to price in Australia.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has opposed the proposed $15 billion merger of telecom providers TPG Telecom Limited and Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd.

ACCC Chairman has drawn criticism for his basic refusal to intervene in the business model adopted by Amazon.

Recent French case gives some important signals as to what will and will not work in a selective distribution system here.

On 11 March 2026, the Australian Treasurer, jointly with the Minister for Climate Change and Energy and the Assistant Minister for Competition, announced a package of measures to address fuel pricing and supply concerns. The announcement follows significant volatility in global oil prices driven by conflict in the Middle East.

The Commonwealth Government has announced a review of Australian competition laws.

Update on competition and consumer law matters.

Successful cartel prosecutions are as rare as hen's teeth, and in most cases you'll only get circumstantial evidence.

This Friday 24 July 2009, will see significant amendments to the Trade Practices Act come into effect that re-write the rules for many joint ventures and other arrangements between competitors.

Manufacturers and suppliers of goods must comply with specific requirements if they provide warranties against defects.

The new price signalling laws introduce a prohibition on pricing disclosures to competitors in prescribed industries.

Discussion around the fact that the ACCC is concerned about the state of competition in the digital advertising industry.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently been granted new enforcement powers, which make it easier for the regulator to penalise illegal advertising and pricing practices. The ACCC has exercised one of its suite of new powers by issuing infringement notices against restaurants and cafes engaging in "component pricing" in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA).

There is uncertainty in assessing when the ACCC will refuse a merger for the reason that it might substantially lessen competition.

There are two important law reforms coming in next year which will affect most businesses terms of trade and/or credit terms. If you and your forms are not up to date your terms will be unenforceable and at worst you may even be in breach of the Trade Practices Act.