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Australia to implement mandatory merger control regime by 2026

Australia will soon shift to a mandatory and suspensory merger control regime, with the transition commencing mid-2025. We provide below our key takeaways and observations on the bill which now has the support of both major...more

11/20/2024 / Acquisitions , Australia , Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) , Competition , Corporate Counsel , Merger Controls , Mergers , Notification Requirements , Regulatory Reform , Threshold Requirements

Australia’s ACCC proposes major shift to mandatory merger regime and outlines sustainability and digital priorities

For a number of years the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has advocated for amendments to the country’s merger control rules. The current regime is voluntary, and the ACCC cannot itself prohibit a...more

5/5/2023 / Australia , Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) , Competition , Merger Controls , Mergers

Antitrust in focus

This newsletter is our take on the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Peter McDonald, partner based in Sydney, is our editor this month. ...more

9/3/2019 / Antitrust Division , Antitrust Provisions , Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) , Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) , Merger Controls , Mergers , Popular , UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Antitrust In Australia: Where Is It Heading?

The ACCC argues the current wording of section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) (which regulates misuse of market power) does not sufficiently capture exclusionary anti-competitive conduct that can damage the...more

9/24/2014 / Antitrust Provisions , Australia , Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

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