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On 31 July 2008, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) provided its Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries (the Report) to the Minister for Competition & Consumer Affairs.

The ACCC has once again given guidance on its compliance and enforcement priorities for the coming year.

If astroturfing misleads consumers, it breaches Australian Consumer Law.

The Federal Court has imposed a record $1 million personal fine on an executive for attempting to induce competitors into cartel arrangements in the oil and gas services industry, despite all five attempts failing. The Court also issued a non-indemnification order preventing the executive from using insurance or company funds to pay the penalty, marking a significant escalation in competition law enforcement.

Australian probation orders could resemble the more descriptive and demanding features of the US corporate monitors.

A significant penalty figure, imposed by the Federal Court in its recent judgment in the long-running matter of ACCC v Baxter Healthcare Pty Limited [2010] FCA 929, sends a clear warning to all businesses undertaking procurement activities to be observant of the anti-competitive provisions in the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA).

Loyalty or fidelity rebates based on volume of customer requirements can have an effect on competition in the market.

The Senate is currently considering changes to the misuse of market power provisions in section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).

The Simple Cases Regulation is intended to identify mergers raising no substantive antitrust issues.

The Australian Federal Court recently rejected an argument by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that draft witness statements made by officers of an immunity applicant and intended for use, although not used, in penalty proceedings, should not be disclosed in subsequent civil proceedings on the basis of public interest immunity

This newsletter has links to media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law in Australia.

This newsletter has links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to competition and consumer law.

This newsletter includes links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

The newsletter includes links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to competition and consumer law.

The case is a reminder to all businesses of the serious and costly consequences of engaging in anti-competitive conduct.

Cover pricing in the construction industry is illegal and the practice is currently under close scrutiny by regulators, both in Australia and overseas.

The ACCC's view is that this will increase competition between major online travel sites for hotel bookings in Australia.