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Anti-competitive agreements

Recent changes to the Trade Practices Act 1974 have made it easier and faster for small businesses to engage in collective bargaining. This summary guide provides a brief overview of these changes ...
Published: 5th March 2007. Electronic: free; Printed: free.

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 who...
Published: 1st January 2007. Electronic: free.

The ACCC’s immunity policy for cartel conduct was released in 2005 and superseded the ACCC’s leniency policy. The original document was updated on 26 June 2009, and the current version can be...
Published: 26th August 2005. Electronic: free.

Book, B5: This guide aims to help small businesses understand what unconscionable conduct is, how to identify situations where there may be a risk of being subjected to it and how to avoid treating...
Published: 30th October 2008. Electronic: free; Printed: free.

This guide explains how the unconscionable conduct provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974 apply in the dealings between businesses, and between businesses and consumers. This edition ...
Published: 1st June 2008. Electronic: free; Printed: $10.00.

Brochure: This brochure will tell you why you need to comply, what a compliance program is, how to comply and where to get more information. Important notice Please see the attached important no...
Published: 30th June 2002. Electronic: free.

A cartel exists if two or more competing businesses agree to fix prices, divide markets, rig bids for tenders or restrict output. Cartel conduct reduces competition in the market and promotes ineff...
Published: 11th April 2007. Electronic: free.

Businesses of all sizes often complain to the ACCC that manufacturers, wholesalers or distributors have refused to supply them with goods and services, believing the Trade Practices Act gives them ...
Published: 27th June 2007. Electronic: free; Printed: free.

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