ACCC update, issue 29

Update – news from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

October 2010 – ‘Dollars and Sense’

Money, Money, Money. The ACCC is involved at all levels every day in the business of keeping the money going round – making sure Australians can buy and sell fairly and efficiently. This edition of Update includes reports on

• catching international cartels
• the new Australian Consumer Law
• the Unfair Contract Terms laws
• franchising and
• how the ACCC approaches mergers assessments