This document provides guidance as to how the ACCC will approach its investigation of cartels.
It should be read with other relevant ACCC publications, including:
the ACCC immunity policy for c...
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 ACCC immunity policy for cartel conduct was revised in July 2009. This policy provides greater certainty for immunity applicants so that the ACCC is better able to detect and break up hard-core...
This publication is to assist procurement professionals understand cartel behaviour. It considers some steps you might take to maximise competition and save your organisation money, while also disr...
This template is intended to provide information for the International Competition Network (ICN) member competition agencies about each other’s legislation concerning hardcore cartels. At the sam...
Competition is the primary means of ensuring consumers get the best products for the lowest price possible.
A cartel occurs when two or more businesses get together and decide not to compete again...
On 24 November 2004 the ACCC released a discussion paper aimed at raising some of the issues faced by the ACCC in the first 18 months of the leniency policy’s operation and seeking comments on ho...
The ACCC released its leniency policy in 2003. The leniency policy was superceded in 2005 by the ACCC immunity policy for cartel conduct. This document is for historical reference only.
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