On 23 August 2006 the ACCC commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Bovis Lend Lease Pty Limited (BLL) in relation to an alleged arrangement or understanding reached between BLL and the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) concerning the use by BLL of a subcontractor, Bernmar, on the Landmark Building site in the ACT.
In January 2004, APS/MGT and ABC Lasers reached an agreement whereby:
Automated Positioning Systems and Machine Guidance Technology agreed to supply machine guidance products to customers in the civil construction industry in Queensland, Northern Rivers and Vanuatu through ABC Lasers; and
ABC Lasers agreed not to supply machine guidance products to customers in the mining industry.
The ACCC expressed concerns about the impact that the proposed acquisition of Blockbuster by Video Ezy may have on the national market for the wholesale purchase of new release DVDs and local markets for the rental supply of DVDs to consumers.
