Tag: ACCC
Australian Regulator Issues Warning Over Tender Collusion
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning against public sector contractors who "collude” during procurement procedures.
The competition watchdog has issued...
Report Finds Google Continues To Dominate Australian Searches
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's (ACCC) third Digital Platform Services Inquiry interim report found that Google continues to be the dominant search engine...
Free Isn’t Free: Digital Platform Data Practices and Australia’s Unfolding Regulatory...
Since the release of its Digital Platforms Inquiry Final Report in 2019, the ACCC has continued to be active in investigating digital platform market...
ACCC Chair Appointed To ICN Role
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims has been confirmed by the steering group of the International Competition Network (ICN) as the...
Australian Watchdog Starts Probe Into Port Activity
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has kicked off an investigation looking at both liner and port activity over the past year where...
Australian Blocks Qantas-Japan Airlines Deal
Australia's competition regulator on Monday, September 13, denied authorization for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan, citing competition...
CPI TV Ten Minutes With ACCC Chair Rod Sims
Below, we have provided the full transcript of the interview with Rod Sims, Chair of the Australia Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), recorded on...
Australian Watchdog Plans Overhaul Of M&A Laws
Australia’s competition regulator has called for a sweeping overhaul of merger laws, stating they are anti-competitive and hurt consumers, reported Bloomberg.
The laws strongly favor...
The ACCC’s Continued Digital Inquiry: App Stores and Choice Screens
By Jacqueline Downes, Felicity McMahon, William Georgiou & Melissa Camp1
I. Introduction
This piece builds on our previous article2 covering the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's...
Australian Watchdog Appeals Court Ruling On Port Commitments
Australia’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has lodged an appeal following last month’s Federal Court decision in favour of NSW...