| 26/06/2006 | ACCC commences assessment under Merger Review Process Guidelines |
| 27/06/2006 | ACCC commences market inquiries |
| 07/07/2006 | ACCC requested further information from OneSteel |
| 11/07/2006 | Closing date for submissions for the first round of market inquiries |
| 17/07/2006 | ACCC received further information from OneSteel in response to request of 7 July 2006 |
| 28/07/2006 | ACCC requested further information from OneSteel |
| 07/08/2006 | ACCC received further information from OneSteel in response to request of 28 July 2006 |
| 14/08/2006 | ACCC released a Statement of Issues in relation to the proposed acquisition |
| 23/08/2006 | Closing date for submissions in response to the Statement of Issues |
| 01/09/2006 | Proposed announcement of ACCC findings delayed at request of OneSteel to enable more time for OneSteel to respond to the ACCC's Statement of Issues (please see related media release) |
| 19/09/2006 | Pause in ACCC process extended until further notice |
| 05/02/2007 | Request for informal clearance of proposed acquisition withdrawn |
