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Court finds Qteq attempted to induce cartel arrangements
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 17/4/25 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 17/4/25

Court finds Qteq attempted to induce cartel arrangements

Qteq found guilty of cartel conduct

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ACCC brings cartel proceedings against Spotless and Ventia
accc, federal court Julie Clarke 12/12/24 accc, federal court Julie Clarke 12/12/24

ACCC brings cartel proceedings against Spotless and Ventia

The ACCC alleges Spotless Facility Services Pty Ltd and Ventia Australia Pty Ltd and four senior executives engaged in price fixing relating to estate maintenance and operation services for the Department of Defence.

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ACCC seeks leave to appeal CFMEU judgment
accc, federal court Julie Clarke 2/4/24 accc, federal court Julie Clarke 2/4/24

ACCC seeks leave to appeal CFMEU judgment

ACCC seeks leave to appeal to the High Court

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Criminal cartel sentences in Aussie Skips, Bingo cases
accc, federal court Julie Clarke 23/2/24 accc, federal court Julie Clarke 23/2/24

Criminal cartel sentences in Aussie Skips, Bingo cases

Criminal cartel sentences for Bingo and Aussie Skis

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Record RPM fine imposed on Techtronic
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 1/12/23 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 1/12/23

Record RPM fine imposed on Techtronic

Record penalty imposed on Techtronic for RPM

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Swift Networks $1.2 m penalty for bid rigging
federal court, cartels Julie Clarke 7/9/23 federal court, cartels Julie Clarke 7/9/23

Swift Networks $1.2 m penalty for bid rigging

Following joint submissions and admissions by Swift, the Federal Court ordered Swift to pay $1.2 million in penalties for cartel conduct (bid rigging)

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Record cartel penalty
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 29/8/23 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 29/8/23

Record cartel penalty

Record cartel penalty against BlueScope steel for attempted price fixing

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Delta and Director attempted to bid rig National tender
federal court Julie Clarke 1/8/23 federal court Julie Clarke 1/8/23

Delta and Director attempted to bid rig National tender

The Federal Court found Delta and its sole director attempted to rig a bid in connection with a National Gallery of Australia tender

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ARM ordered to pay penalty for bid rigging
accc, federal court Julie Clarke 13/4/23 accc, federal court Julie Clarke 13/4/23

ARM ordered to pay penalty for bid rigging

ARM and Allen penalised for an attempt to induce a cartel; conduct involved bid rigging of a tender at Charles Darwin University

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Aussie Skips & CEO plead guilty to criminal cartel conduct
federal court, accc, news media Julie Clarke 27/2/23 federal court, accc, news media Julie Clarke 27/2/23

Aussie Skips & CEO plead guilty to criminal cartel conduct

The guilty pleas relate to allegations that Aussie Skips and Bingo Industries agreed to increase and fix prices for the supply of skip bins and related services.

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Full Federal Court dismisses NSW Ports appeal
accc, federal court Julie Clarke 23/2/23 accc, federal court Julie Clarke 23/2/23

Full Federal Court dismisses NSW Ports appeal

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the ACCC in its proceedings against NSW Ports.

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ACCC alleges cartel at WA mining camps
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 17/2/23 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 17/2/23

ACCC alleges cartel at WA mining camps

ACCC alleges bid rigging and price fixing in relation to tender to supply equipment.

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Watchdog Podcast on the ACCC v Google case
federal court, podcast Julie Clarke 7/2/23 federal court, podcast Julie Clarke 7/2/23

Watchdog Podcast on the ACCC v Google case

Listen to a neat 23min Podcast discussing the December 2022 judgment of the Federal Court dismissing the ACCC’s misleading conduct case against Google.

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NQ Cranes to pay $1m penalty after admitting cartel conduct
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 23/11/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 23/11/22

NQ Cranes to pay $1m penalty after admitting cartel conduct

NQ Cranes admit cartel conduct.

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Ex Bingo CEO pleads guilty to aiding and abetting price fixing
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 20/10/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 20/10/22

Ex Bingo CEO pleads guilty to aiding and abetting price fixing

Bingo’s former manager and CEO has pleaded guilty to cartel offences.

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Penalties of $420,000 ordered in bid rigging case
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 14/9/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 14/9/22

Penalties of $420,000 ordered in bid rigging case

The Federal Court ordered two Sydney suppliers of slate roofing services and the directors of each business to pay penalties for cartel conduct.

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First individual sentences for cartel conduct
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 8/9/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 8/9/22

First individual sentences for cartel conduct

The Federal Court (Justice Abraham) has imposed the first individual prison sentences for cartel conduct in Australia. All prison terms were suspended.

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CFMEU and J Hutchinson to pay penalties for boycott
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 30/8/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 30/8/22

CFMEU and J Hutchinson to pay penalties for boycott

Penalties totaling 1.35m for boycott in contravention of competition laws

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Bingo Industries pleads guilty to demolition waste cartel
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 16/8/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 16/8/22

Bingo Industries pleads guilty to demolition waste cartel

Bingo Industries pleads guilty to price fixing cartel

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Peters Ice Cream ordered to pay $12m penalty for exclusive dealing
federal court, accc Julie Clarke 25/3/22 federal court, accc Julie Clarke 25/3/22

Peters Ice Cream ordered to pay $12m penalty for exclusive dealing

Peters admits to exclusive dealing in relation to single-wrapped ice-creams.

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