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ACCC 2025-26 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities: Broadly similar to last year plus focus on new merger regime and surcharges

Key takeaways Key takeaways from the ACCC’s 2025-26 enforcement priorities1 are as follows: The ACCC’s 2025-26 enforcement priorities are broadly similar…

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App-etite for disruption? Australia’s proposed new digital competition regime 

Key digital platforms run by a small number of very large companies have become pivotal to our daily lives, as…

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New mandatory merger notification regime passed by Parliament 

Key points Under the new regime, acquisitions that meet certain thresholds must be notified to the ACCC and cannot be…

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ACCC proposed mandatory merger notification thresholds announced

In the biggest change to Australia’s merger regime since the introduction of the Trade Practices Act in 1974, the Commonwealth…

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New ACCC Merger Laws – draft legislation released

On 24 July 2024, the Commonwealth Government released an exposure draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024: Acquisitions. This…

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ACCC 2024-25 compliance and enforcement priorities: supermarkets, aviation, essential services and the digital economy front and centre

Key takeaways Rising cost of living pressures have informed several ACCC enforcement priorities for 2024-251, including competition and consumer laws…

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