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Competition and Consumer Act 2010

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44: 720:, provisions in the CCA are aimed at deterring practices by firms which are anti-competitive in that they restrict free competition. This part of the act is enforced by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC can litigate in the Federal Court of Australia, and seek pecuniary penalties of up to $ 10 million from corporations and $ 500,000 from individuals. Private actions for compensation may also be available. 1030:
the ACL, formerly s 71 of the TPA), supply by description or sample (s 56, s 57) and that the goods are of acceptable quality (s 54 of the ACL, formerly s 66 of the TPA, which used the term "merchantable quality"). As a caveat, where the consumer guarantees are not that of title, undisturbed possession or undisclosed securities, they only apply if the goods or services in question are supplied in trade or commerce.
314: 1046:) was released in January 2003 and received 212 submissions. The scope of the report was quite broad, with recommendations regarding mergers and acquisitions, exclusionary provisions, third line forcing, joint ventures, penalties and remedies, and the functions and powers of the ACCC. As a result, some amendments have been made to the Act. 873:). However, a feature of the Australian telecommunications market is that it is neither feasible nor efficient to have multiple networks, for example, of fibre-optic cables or of copper cables. For this reason, sections XIB and XIC of the Act exist to ensure that competitors (downstream users) have access to Telstra's networks. 883:. "Anti-competitive conduct" refers to the restrictive trade practices in Part IV of the Act (Sections 45, 45B, 46, 47 or 48), or when a carrier with a substantial degree of power in a telecommunications market has taken advantage of the power with the effect, or likely effect, of substantially lessening competition. 754:– an attempt to interfere with freedom of buyers to buy from other suppliers, such as agreeing to supply a product only if a retailer does not stock a competitor's product. Most forms of exclusive dealing are only prohibited if they have the purpose or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in a market. 1029:
Under the Trade Practices Act implied conditions and warranties are mandatory: they cannot be excluded by a contractual intent to the contrary. The implied conditions are as to title (s 53 of the ACL, formerly s 69 of the TPA), quiet possession, freedom from encumbrances, fitness for purpose (s 55 of
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The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) is applied as state law through the Fair Trading Acts in each Australian State and Territory, to extend the application of the ACL to individuals. The Act exempts the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments from some provisions of the Act. The immunity from the
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The Australian Consumer Law also prohibits a range of other unfair practices including bait advertising (advertising a product that is not reasonably available), pyramid schemes (Division 3 of Part 3-1 of the ACL, formerly Division 1AAA of Part IV of the TPA), and certain misrepresentations (e.g. a
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Australia is a free market economy; consequently, the Act does not establish the ACCC as a price-fixing body. An example of the use of this section is that, under a direction from the Minister, the ACCC monitors the price of petrol. However, the ACCC cannot set the price of petrol, which has led to
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This part of the Act allows services to be 'declared' and for parties to negotiate terms and conditions of access. The National Competition Council and the ACCC are both involved in registering agreement and assessing what is fair (to owners, to public, to users). As an alternative to declaring a
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Misleading or deceptive conduct (s 18 of the ACL, formerly s 52 of the TPA) is one of the most important consumer parts of the act. It allows both individuals and the ACCC to take action against corporations who engage in conduct that is misleading or deceptive, or likely to mislead or deceive.
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A unique feature of the Competition and Consumer Act, which does not exist in similar legislation overseas, is that the ACCC may grant exemptions. The ACCC may grant immunity based on assessment of the public benefits and anti-competitive detriments of the conduct, through the 'notification' or
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Part X provides immunities for liner shipping from the competition provisions of the Act contained in Part IV. Upon registration of agreements with the registrar of liner shipping, shipping operators may discuss and fix prices, pool revenues and losses, coordinate schedules and engage in other
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A priority of ACCC enforcement action in recent years has been cartels. The ACCC has in place an immunity policy, which grants immunity from prosecution to the first party in a cartel to provide information to the ACCC allowing it to prosecute. This policy recognises the difficulty in gaining
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The Australian Consumer Law implies into contracts with consumers certain guarantees (these were formerly known as warranties). Similar conditions are implied by the State Sale of Goods Acts, but these acts have slightly different jurisdictional limits (e.g. 'consumer' and 'goods') and the
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The most important of these to a consumer is likely to be acceptable quality. If goods or services fail to reach a basic level of quality (considering the price of the goods/services) – that is they are defective, break, or do not do what they should do – then the ACL has been breached.
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Part IIIA of the CCA deals with third party access to services of facilities of national significance. For example, it covers access to electricity grids or natural gas pipelines. The aim of this part of the act is to encourage competition in upstream or downstream markets.
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Section 21 bans unconscionability in consumer transactions. Section 22 gives factors that indicate unconscionability. This clarifies the application of unconscionability and circumstances where a consumer is at a "special disability".
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Part IVB allows the Australian government to prescribe Industry Codes, and breach of these codes is a breach of the Act. The ACCC administers ongoing compliance with these codes. There are currently three codes made under this part:
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Third-line forcing: A type of exclusive dealing, third-line forcing involves the supply of goods or services on the condition that the acquirer also acquires goods or services from a third party. Third-line forcing is prohibited per
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is a telecommunications-specific access regime. The object of Part XIC is to promote the long-term interests of end-users of telecommunications carriage services and services that facilitate the supply of such carriage services:
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If the conduct continues after the issue of the Competition Notice, the ACCC can seek an injunction and financial penalty through the Federal Court. Competition Notices also allow third parties to take legal action.
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Secondary boycotts whose purpose is to cause substantially less competition (Actions between two persons engaging in conduct hindering 3rd person from supplying or acquiring goods or services from 4th)
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The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) is based on the proposition that low consumer power or lack of information is a market failure which needs to be addressed by interference in the market.
804:'authorisation' process. Such exemptions do not apply to resale price maintenance or misuse of market power. The ACCC maintains a public register of authorisations and notifications. 1294: 997:', the other party is or ought be aware of that disability, and that other party acts in a way that makes it unfair or unconscionable to accept the offer of the weaker party. 841:
Part IX allows the Australian Competition Tribunal, established in Part III of the Act, to review certain decisions of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.
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of the Act allows the ACCC to issue a Competition Notice to a carrier (telecommunications corporation) if it has reason to believe the corporation has engaged in
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To monitor the prices, costs and profits of an industry or business under the direction of the minister and to publicly report the results to the Minister.
993:' which was later clarified as a cause-of-action. The High Court of Australia held that an act was unconscionable if a party to a transaction is under a ' 898:. The extent to which something promotes the long-term interests of end-users is assessed by having regard to three, and only three, objectives, namely: 1431: 1138: 620: 554: 1287: 822:
To hold price inquiries in relation to the supply of goods or services, and to publicly report the findings to the responsible Commonwealth minister
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In 2006 the Act was amended to include a new Division 3 to Part VIIA providing a process for formal clearance and authorisation of mergers.
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Under Part XIC, the ACCC can 'declare' particular telecommunications carriage services if it is in the long-term interests of end-users:
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To examine proposed price rises on 'notified' goods, subject to instruction from the Minister. This allows some control over price rises
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The inclusion of unconscionable conduct in the Australian Consumer Law is a codification and extension of the equitable principle of '
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in Australia, and seeks to promote competition, fair trading as well as providing protection for consumers. It is administered by the
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Misleading or deceptive conduct carried out by companies can also be prosecuted by the state (under Chapter 4 of the ACL).
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encouraging economically efficient use of, and investment in, the infrastructure by which listed services are supplied.
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The Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) is an act of the Parliament of Australia and so its application is limited by
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The Act also regulates aspects of the Telecommunications market. In Australia the previously government-owned
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has the jurisdiction to determine private and public complaints made in regard to contraventions of the Act.
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Part VIIA enables the ACCC to examine the prices of selected goods and services in the Australian economy.
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as a competitor. In 1997 deregulation continued when new entities were permitted to enter the market (see
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Part VII: Authorisations, Notifications, and clearances in respect of restrictive trade practices
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An Act relating to competition, fair trading and consumer protection, and for other purposes
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Bruce A. Consumer Protection Law in Australia. LexisNexis 2011 (2nd edition due 2013)
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by an ordinary access undertaking given by the supplier of the declared service, or
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Persons can obtain access to declared services on terms and conditions set either:
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was the first Australian text to critically analyse the most extensive changes to
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Section 20 codifies the common law by referring to the "unwritten law" (i.e. the
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Act does not generally derive to third parties who deal with the government: see
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The CCA establishes four organisations with a role in administering the Act:
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The market was partially deregulated in 1992 with the introduction of
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Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010
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The Review of the Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act (
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service, it may be subject to undertakings registered with the ACCC.
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Small business success on Section 46 of the Trade Practices Act 1974
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legislative phrases may have been interpreted slightly differently.
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare
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Primary boycotts (an agreement between parties to exclude another)
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare
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Conditions and Warranties in Consumer Transactions – Part 3-2
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Dawson Report Key Implemented Changes to Trade Practices Act
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Part VIIA: Prices surveillance, Notification, and Monitoring
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Part IX: Review by Tribunal of determinations of commission
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that would result in a substantial lessening of competition
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law embodied within the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
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conduct that would otherwise breach Part IV provisions.
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by agreement with the supplier of the declared service,
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Resale Price Maintenance – The Need for Further Reform
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promoting competition in markets for listed services;
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Unfair Practices (including unconscionable conduct,
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Part XIB and Part XIC: Telecommunications Regulation
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complaints that the ACCC is a "toothless watchdog".
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information/evidence about price-fixing behaviours.
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Index

Trade Practices Act

Parliament of Australia
Long title
No. 51 of 1974
Australia
House of Representatives
Senate
Royal assent
House of Representatives
Bill
Kep Enderby
First reading
Second reading
Third reading
Senate
Lionel Murphy
Repeals
Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1971
Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1972
Competition law

History of competition law
Monopoly
oligopoly
Coercive monopoly
Natural monopoly
Barriers to entry
Herfindahl–Hirschman index
Market concentration

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