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Refusal to deal

Date published: 1st January 2007

There are a few circumstances only when a refusal to deal is made illegal by the Trade Practices Act. These are dealt with in this leaflet. In general, businesses may decide for themselves with whom they wish to deal. No one has the absolute right to be supplied.

No printed version of this publication is available.

An electronic version of this publication is available at no cost.

Important Notice_Trade Practices Amendment Act 2009—short notice.pdf (32.3 KB)
For more information about this matter, view the Important notice—Trade Practices Amendment Act 2009—long notice.
Important Notice_Trade Practices Amendment Act 2009—long notice.pdf (62.8 KB)
Important notice TPA amends 2008.pdf (44.1 KB)
Refusal to deal January 2007.pdf (173.2 KB)
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