Authorisations

The ACCC has prepared this guide to help people understand the approach it takes when considering authorisation matters. It is designed to help applicants prepare applications for authorisation and...

The ACCC has for many years authorised small business collective bargaining arrangements—allowing bargaining groups to form in diverse industries ranging from chicken growing, dairy farming ...

The Act allows for applicants, notifying parties and interested parties providing information about an authorisation on merger clearance applications or notifications to ask that the information, o...

Amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974 have introduced provisions prohibiting cartel conduct, establishing both civil and criminal penalties. The authorisation and collective bargaining n...

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act) contains civil prohibitions against anti-competitive price signalling and information disclosures. These provisions came into effect on 6 June 2012 a...

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 allows businesses to obtain protection from legal action in certain circumstances for conduct that might otherwise raise concerns under the competition pr...