Authorised Co-operation during the COVID-19 Pandemic

William Georgiou and Rosannah Healy

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law

William Georgiou and Rosannah Healy, ‘Authorised Co-operation during the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (2020) 28 AJCCL 196

“From 20 March 2020 and throughout April and May, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued an unprecedented number of interim authorisations to permit co-operation by competitors during the COVID-19 global pandemic. These interim authorisations addressed a broad range of social, health and economic impacts arising from the pandemic – from supermarkets co-ordinating on measures to reduce "panic buying", to the integration of public and private hospitals to ensure co-ordinated and consistent care for COVID-19 patients. …“