Australia's core competition law provisions can be found in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. This site provides information and resources relevant to the scope and application of Australia’s competition laws.*

Australian competition law news

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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 passes
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 passes

New bill proposing broader authorisation powers has now passed both Houses.

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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 before House
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026 before House

New bill proposing broader authorisation powers being debated in House.

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Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Bill 2026

New bill proposing broader authorisation powers passes Senate.

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High Court rules no derivative Crown immunity in Ports case
High Court rules no derivative Crown immunity in Ports case

Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd [2026] HCA 12 (6 May 2026) (derivative crwon immunity)

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ACCC issues draft determination in Screen Producers Australia collective negotiation authorisation application
ACCC issues draft determination in Screen Producers Australia collective negotiation authorisation application

ACCC proposes not to approve authorisation for Screen Producers Australia to collectively negotiate

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ACCC granted leave to intervene in Epic v Apple proceedings
ACCC granted leave to intervene in Epic v Apple proceedings

ACCC given leave to intervene in relation to penalties in Epic case against Apple re Fortnite

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Countrywide Australasia collective bargaining authorisation granted until 2031
Countrywide Australasia collective bargaining authorisation granted until 2031

ACCC grants authorisation for Countrywide Australasia to collectively bargain until 2031

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Increased penalties under CCA
Increased penalties under CCA

Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026 passes

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ACCC Enforcement Priorities 2026-27
ACCC Enforcement Priorities 2026-27

ACCC Enforcement Priorities 2026-2027 announced

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Unfair Trading Practices
Unfair Trading Practices

Treasury is inviting submissions on its exposure draft legislation: Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026

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ACCC makes first Phase 2 merger referral
ACCC makes first Phase 2 merger referral

The ACCC has referred Ampol’s proposed acquisition of EG Group Australia and EG AsiaPac Holdings to phase 2 for in depth assessment.

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ACCC opposes IAG’s proposed acquisition of RAC WA’s insurance arm
ACCC opposes IAG’s proposed acquisition of RAC WA’s insurance arm

ACCC opposes IAG's proposed acquisition of RAC WA's insurance arm

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Recent judgments

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Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd
gageler, gordon, edelman, gleeson (jacqueline), beech-jones
Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold Co Pty Ltd
gageler, gordon, edelman, gleeson (jacqueline), beech-jones
gageler, gordon, edelman, gleeson (jacqueline), beech-jones
ACCC v Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
moshinsky
ACCC v Google Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
moshinsky
moshinsky
BlueScope Steel Limited v ACCC
wigney, bromwich, halley
BlueScope Steel Limited v ACCC
wigney, bromwich, halley
wigney, bromwich, halley
Anthony v Apple Inc [2025] FCA 902
beach
Anthony v Apple Inc [2025] FCA 902
beach
beach
Epic Games, Inc v Google LLC
beach
Epic Games, Inc v Google LLC
beach
beach
Epic Games, Inc v Apple Inc
beach
Epic Games, Inc v Apple Inc
beach
beach

Recent additions to the reading room

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Reform of Australia’s competition policies and laws — Recent good progress but more is needed
Article
Reform of Australia’s competition policies and laws — Recent good progress but more is needed
Article

Marcus Bezzi, ‘Reform of Australia’s competition policies and laws — Recent good progress but more is needed’ (2026) 32 CCLJ 1

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Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol II
Book
Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol II
Book

Julie Clarke, Allan Fels, Brent Fisse, Deborah Healey, Mel Marquis, John E Middleton and Rhonda L Smith (eds), Competition Law and Economics in Australia Volume II Competition and Consumer Law: Principles, Enforcement, and Comparative Perspectives (Routledge, 2025)

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Book
Australia’s Proposed Digital Competition Regime
Article
Australia’s Proposed Digital Competition Regime
Article

Nicholas Felstead, ‘Australia’s Proposed Digital Competition Regime’ (2025) 53(1) Australian Business Law Review 40

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Competition Law in ASEAN
Book
Competition Law in ASEAN
Book

Ray Steinwall, ‘Competition Law in ASEAN’ (Elgar Competition Law and Practice series, 2025)

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Book
Public Benefit in Mergers: A View on Authorisation 50 Years On
Article
Public Benefit in Mergers: A View on Authorisation 50 Years On
Article

Deborah Healey and Rhonda L Smith, ‘Public Benefit in Mergers: A View on Authorisation 50 Years On’ (2025) 52(6) Australian Business Law Review 375

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Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol 1
Book
Competition Law and Economics in Australia Vol 1
Book

Julie Clarke, Allan Fels, Brent Fisse, Deborah Healey, Mel Marquis, John E Middleton and Rhonda L Smith (eds), Competition Law and Economics in Australia Volume 1 The Competition Law System: Context, Law, and Economics (Routledge, 2025)

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  • Please note: this site is in development. It will replace the site previously hosted at australiancompetitionlaw.org. As I transition to the new site many of the links will continue to direct to pages within the old site.
    Update: as of Sept 2024 life has intervened to throw me behind in relation to several updates - hope to be back on track by October 2024.

  • Further update: A New Hope. I was far too optimistic about October 2024, but things are looking better for the second half of 2026 …. by the time Episode IV is re-released in Feb 2027 I hope that the updates will be complete … websites are built on hope.