Tag: ACCC
Australia: Air NZ loses price-fixing appeal in High Court
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Air New Zealand and Garuda Indonesia against an earlier ruling the airlines had breached Australia’s competition...
Australia: Lumo Energy fined by ACCC again
Lumo Energy has paid a penalty of $10,800 ($8,138 USD) to the ACCC for making a "false or misleading" representation of its energy discounts...
Australia: Regulator takes Apple to court over ‘Error 53’ repair policy
Apple has been caught out in a sting operation conducted by the Australian consumer watchdog which has recorded employees wrongly telling customers that they...
Australia: Tabcorp-Tatts merger in doubt after ACCC opposes deal
The planned merger between Tabcorp and Tatts Group is in danger of collapsing after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission formally opposed the deal.
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Australia: ACCC to allow NBN competitors to pass on levy
Australia's competition regulator will allow non-NBN (National Broadband Network) high-speed internet providers to pass on federal government's proposed $7-a-month levy for regional services to...
Australia: Watchdog takes Murray Goulburn to court over milk pricing
The competition watchdog has launched legal action against the nation's largest milk processor Murray Goulburn, alleging it made false or misleading claims over farmgate...
Australia: Buying group given antitrust waiver for electricity
Australia's antitrust regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), said it plans to let two dozen companies in the state of South Australia...
Australia: ACCC says final “no” to banks in Apple Pay spat
The competition regulator has rejected an application by the banks to collectively negotiate with technology giant Apple over access to the iPhone's "near field...
Australia: Watchdog to review electricity market
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ordered the nation's consumer watchdog to review retail electricity prices, saying the market doesn't appear to be operating as...
Australia: Valve to appeal ACCC fine
Valve has reportedly lodged an appeal against the ruling which saw them fined $3-million by the Australian competition watchdog.
An Australian court ruled on the...