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- facebook 6
- federal court 25
- google 15
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- icn 3
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- mergers 107
- misleading conduct 3
- misuse of market power 9
- news media 15
- notification 8
- penalties 11
- predatory pricing 1
- privacy 4
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- CMA (UK) 1
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- accc 276
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- australian competition tribunal 3
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- google 2
- government 10
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- treasury 12
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)
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
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
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.
Full Federal Court dismisses NSW Ports appeal
The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the ACCC in its proceedings against NSW Ports.
ACCC alleges cartel at WA mining camps
ACCC alleges bid rigging and price fixing in relation to tender to supply equipment.
Ex Bingo CEO pleads guilty to aiding and abetting price fixing
Bingo’s former manager and CEO has pleaded guilty to cartel offences.
ACCC alleges bid rigging by ARM Architecture
ACCC alleges cartel conduct relating to tender for building project at Charles Darwin University
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.
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.
CFMEU and J Hutchinson to pay penalties for boycott
Penalties totaling 1.35m for boycott in contravention of competition laws
Bingo Industries pleads guilty to demolition waste cartel
Bingo Industries pleads guilty to price fixing cartel
Peters Ice Cream ordered to pay $12m penalty for exclusive dealing
Peters admits to exclusive dealing in relation to single-wrapped ice-creams.
CDPP withdraws criminal cartel charges against banks
The Commonwealth Director of Prosecutions has withdrawn charges against Citigroup, Deutsche bank and senior banking executives relating to criminal cartel allegations.
Virtus abandons proposed acquisition of Adora
Virtus has announced it will not proceed with its acquisition of Adora Fertility.
ACCC alleges RPM by Techtronic
The ACCC alleges Techtronic engaged in resale price maintenance in relation to certain power tools between 2015-2021.
ACCC seeks injunction to stop fertility clinic acquisition
The ACCC has filed in the Federal Court seeking an ‘urgent injunction to stop the proposed completion of Virtus Health’s acquisition of Adora Fertility from Healius Limited’.
Country Care acquitted of criminal cartel offences
A jury has acquitted The Country Care Group, its CEO and a former employee of criminal cartel offences.
ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank committed for trial in Federal Court
ANZ, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and six senior banking executives were today committed to the Federal Court of Australia for trail on criminal cartel charges.
Glencore wins access appeal
Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle. The matter has been remitted to the Tribunal.
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- access
- agriculture
- anti-competitive agreements
- authorisation
- big tech
- boycott
- cartels
- cdpp
- class exemption
- code of conduct
- collective bargaining
- competition policy
- concealed data practices
- concerted practices
- conference
- consumer data right
- consumer law
- cooperation and immunity
- COVID-19
- criminal cartels
- digital platforms
- enforceable undertakings
- exclusive dealing
- federal court
- guidelines
- high court
- icn
- informal merger clearance
- inquiries
- intellectual property
- international
- joint venture
- judgments
- legislation
- liner shipping
- litigation
- loyalty program
- market definition
- market study
- mergers
- misleading conduct
- misuse of market power
- news media
- notification
- penalties
- predatory pricing
- privacy
- private actions
- regulated industries
- reports
- resale price maintenance
- reviews
- rpm
- small business
- speech
- statement of issues
- supermarket
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- tribunal