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Anti-competitive rental leases have been the talk of the town in recent weeks with the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) making such leases a matter of high priority.

These increases align the maximum penalties under the ACL with the maximum penalties under CCA competition provisions.

Links to media releases, practice & regulation, cases & legislation relating to competition & consumer law.

APRA has released its proposed Basel II approach to margin lending, and draft guidelines for the recognition of external credit assessment institutions (EACIs).

The Report proposes reforms to merger control law, to ensure close scrutiny of acquisitions by large digital platforms.

This is the latest in a series detailing developments in competition and consumer law in Australia, including the activities of Australia's competition and consumer regulator...

Despite the rules around exclusivity provisions in Australia having been relatively settled for many years (the Panel initially published its Guidance Note 7 on 'Lock-up devices' back in 2001), ...

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

In 2023, the ACCC will be targeting essential services, such as gas, childcare and telecommunications industries.

On 21 November 2008, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its new Merger Guidelines. The New Guidelines replace the ACCC's original merger guidelines released in 1999 and the subsequent update issued in 2006.

Last week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) achieved two significant wins in its efforts to stamp out cartel behaviour in Australia.

On 11 January 2008 the Australian Government released for public comment a draft Bill in which it proposes to amend the Trade Practices Act 1974 by introducing two criminal offences relating to cartel conduct.

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

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

In July, Minister Coonan announced proposed changes to the current cross-media ownership and foreign media ownership laws, launched as part of a media reform package. In response, on 9 August 2006 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its views on protecting competition (and possibly diversity) in the context of anticipated mergers in rapidly developing media markets.

Following numerous submissions and a period of consultation on the first Exposure Draft of legislation to criminalise serious cartel conduct, the Federal Government has now released a second Exposure Draft of the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008.

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