Tag: ACCC
Australia: AHG takeover hits antitrust hurdle
Queensland-based car dealer AP Eagers claims its is well advanced in addressing issues identified by the competition regulator with its proposed takeover of Automotive...
Australia: Wine grape sector in regulator cross hairs
Harmful market practices are restricting competition in some Australian wine grape growing regions and limiting the potential for growth of Australia’s wine industry, according...
Australia: Garuda ordered to pay US$19M for price fixing
The Federal Court has ordered PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd (Garuda) to pay penalties of $19 million for colluding on fees and surcharges for air...
Australia: ACCC head warns Facebook and Google over mergers
Chair of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims, has flagged closer global scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions by digital platforms as...
Australia: ACCC calls for merger law review
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Rod Sims said the handling of mergers needs a “rethink,” a week after knocking back the TPG-Vodafone...
Australia: ACCC loses Aurizon-Pacific National deal in Federal Court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) lost a court case after trying to block the sale of Auirzon's Acacia Ridge intermodal terminal near...
Australia: Charges laid against alleged forex price fixing cartel
Criminal cartel charges have been laid against a money transfer business and five individuals for allegedly fixing the Australian dollar / Vietnamese dong exchange...
Australia: New appointment to the Australian Competition Tribunal
On Friday, April 5, The Coalition Government announced the appointment of Professor Caron Beaton-Wells as a lay member of the Australian Competition Tribunal for...
Australia: ACCC ends cartel probe into Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC
The Australian competition regulator has chosen not to pursue a Labor-backed probe into possible illegal collusion between the big four consulting firms Deloitte, EY,...
Australia: ACCC releases Consumer Data Right draft rules
The Australian competition watchdog has released draft rules for the Consumer Data Right (CDR) and has invited consumers, businesses, and community organisations to send...
