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Attempt Is Enough: Record Personal Penalty Signals ACCC’s Zero Tolerance For Cartel Conduct

The Federal Court has imposed a record $1 million personal fine on an executive for attempting to induce competitors into cartel arrangements in the oil and gas services industry, despite all five attempts failing. The Court also issued a non-indemnification order preventing the executive from using insurance or company funds to pay the penalty, marking a significant escalation in competition law enforcement.

Australia Anti-trust

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Cooper Grace Ward

A ‘sting’ In The Tail: Courts Close In On Insurance Cover For Civil Penalties

A recent judgment against the CEO of oil and gas supplier Qteq for cartel conduct becomes the latest example of regulators seeking to prevent directors and officers from turning to their insurance to pay their civil penalty, and the Federal Court’s willingness to do so.

Australia Insurance

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Kennedys

ACCC Releases 2026–27 Enforcement Priorities

Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Gina Cass-Gottlieb has announced the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026–27.

Australia Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia's Competition And Consumer Regulator Releases Guidance On Transitional Arrangements For New Merger Control Regime And Announces Enforcement Priorities

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released guidance on transitional arrangements for the country's new mandatory merger control regime.

Australia Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Resale price maintenance continues to cause concern

Australia Consumer

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Bartier Perry

Cartel conduct in waste disposal industry ends in criminal convictions

Australia Anti-trust

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Stacks Law Firm

Cartel conduct in Australia

Australia Criminal

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Putting The ‘Art' In ‘Cartel': Australian Competition Regulator Successful In Attempted Bid Rigging Proceedings

Australia Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Penalties, prosecutions and prison time: The ACCC crackdown on cartel conduct

Australia Anti-trust

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Piper Alderman

Competition & Consumer Law: 2022 in summary and the ACCC priorities for 2023

Australia Anti-trust

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Piper Alderman

Steady as she goes: the ACCC releases 2023-24 priorities

Australia Anti-trust

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Navigating the complexities of competition and consumer law in Australia: The importance of engaging a lawyer

Australia Anti-trust

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Pentana Stanton Lawyers

Heavy penalties for cartel conduct by roofing companies in NSW

Australia Anti-trust

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Stacks Law Firm

Competition and consumer law update: unfair contract terms to attract penalties under new increased penalty regime

Australia Anti-trust

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Cooper Grace Ward

Resident Return Visa And ‘Bridging Visa B’ Fees Triple For Return Travel To Australia

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

1 July 2026 Changes: Australian Visas And Migration

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Australia’s New Skilled Visa Processing Priorities: Onshore Applicants, Defence, Law Enforcement

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Essential ESG: Episode 32 – ESG Litigation Trends And What They Mean For Australian Businesses (Podcast)

Australia Litigation

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

AI Wearables In The Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Competition And Consumer Commission Chair Outlines Key Priorities For The Year Ahead

On 9 September 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb delivered the opening address of the Law Council Competition and Consumer Law Workshop.

Australia Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Penalties to increase under proposed amendments to Competition and Consumer Law

The proposed changes aim to realign Australia's competition penalty regime with comparable international jurisdictions.

Australia Anti-trust

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ClarkeKann Lawyers

Exclusive dealing: why blocking a competitors ice creams cost $12 million

Peters had a secret deal to distribute only their ice creams to petrol stations and convenience stores across Australia.

Australia Anti-trust

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Stacks Law Firm

Not What The Doctor Ordered: Authorisation Application Withdrawn For Pharma Patent Settlement In Australia

Pharmaceutical manufacturing group, Celgene Corporation and Celgene Pty Ltd (together, "Celgene"), and generic drug companies, Juno Pharmaceuticals ("Juno") and Natco Pharma ("Natco")...

Australia Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect 200 VND: Federal Court Of Australia Imposes First Ever Prison Sentences For Cartel Conduct

Australia Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

First Custodial Sentences For Cartel Conduct In Australia

Australia Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Collective bargaining with suppliers - ACCC relief

Australia Anti-trust

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Pointon Partners

Cartel and conduct: warning for businesses entering agreements relating to keyword advertising

Australia Anti-trust

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Cooper Grace Ward

Court finds nothing sweet about Peters icing out their competition

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Patent settlement agreements: ACCC options and challenges

Australia Anti-trust

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Third party access declaration may be terminal without logic and reason

Australia Anti-trust

HR

Holding Redlich

ACCC turns attention to anti-competitive behaviour in international trade

Australia Anti-trust

HR

Holding Redlich

ACCC Warns Against Bid Rigging In Public Tenders

Australia Government

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Jones Day

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, and Cases

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Third party access declaration may be terminal without logic and reason

Decision-makers may consider emulating this approach when dealing with this complex area of economic regulation.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

ACCC turns attention to anti-competitive behaviour in international trade

The ACCC has also listed the global and domestic supply chain sector as one of its enforcement priorities for 2022/23.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

ACCC Warns Against Bid Rigging In Public Tenders

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") also cautions government agencies to be alert to potential bid rigging in the procurement process for public tenders.

Australia Government

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Jones Day

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, and Cases

Links to recent media release and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law: In the media

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

ASIC Releases New Immunity Policy For Market Misconduct

The policy released by ASIC in February 2021 provides immunity to certain reporting individuals in connection with contraventions of Pt 7.10 of the Act, which ASIC describes as some of the...

Australia Commercial

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Jones Day

Increased competition scrutiny in the financial services sector by the ACCC

The ACCC recently warned the big four banks that the regulator will closely scrutinise takeovers of fintech companies.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holley Nethercote

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, Practice and regulation, and Cases

This newsletter links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, Practice and regulation, and Cases

The newsletter links to recent media releases, reports, guidelines and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

The future of access regimes for non-vertically integrated monopolies

Australia Anti-trust

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, and cases

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, practice and regulation, and cases

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Mergers involving firms in financial difficulty: Some practical tips

Australia Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, In practice and regulation, and recent Cases

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, Practice and regulation, Cases, Legislation

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law: In the media, Practice and regulation, Cases and Legislation

Australia Anti-trust

HR

Holding Redlich

Apple fined 1.1B euros under french competition law. What it means for selective distribution in Australia

Australia Anti-trust

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Marque Lawyers

Competition Law: COVID-19 And Cartel Conduct

Australia Anti-trust

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Davies Collison Cave

Collaborating, not cartelling: How the supermarkets used competition law to keep selling you loo paper

Australia Anti-trust

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Marque Lawyers

The ACCC is examining the digital advertising supply chain; now is the time to be heard

Australia Anti-trust

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Marque Lawyers

ACCC Continues Focus On Tech And Essential Services As Part Of Broad Ranging Priorities

Australia Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Removal Of The IP Safe Harbour

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Davies Collison Cave

Inside track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, practice and regulation, and cases

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

What the ACCCs first misuse of market power effects test prosecution means for you

Australia Anti-trust

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Marque Lawyers

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