On 21 December 2021, the ACCC announced it had accepted three court-enforceable divestiture undertakings given by Veolia Environnement S.A and its subsidiary, Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) Pty Ltd (Veolia) pursuant to s 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in connection with Veolia’s proposed acquisition of Suez S.A.
Declared Service
Pursuant to section 152ALA(4) of the Competition and Consumer Act the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission extends the expiry date for the wholesale asymmetric digital subscriber line service (Wholesale ADSL Service) declaration to 30 June 2024.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Gerren Pty Ltd trading as ‘Parkside Funerals’ (Parkside Funerals) in relation to representations made about the price of its funeral and/or cremation services that it admits contravened sections 18 and 29(1)(i) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), and its use of unfair contract terms within the meaning of section 23 and 24 of the ACL.