Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims recently spoke on the value of strong competition policy as a driver for economic efficiency and performance.

  The ACCC published updated Informal Merger Review Process Guidelines 2013 to provide guidance to the business community, their advisers and the public about the ACCC’s processes for considering mergers and the types of information that will assist the ACCC in making an assessment. According to the ACCC, “the Process Guidelines reflect the ACCC’s continuing […]

  Last week ACCC Chairman Rod Sims presented on delivering prosperity through broad based microeconomic and competition reform at the 2013 Foro Mexico, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the OECD, and UNCTAD. Chairman Sims offers a concise and comprehensive account of the amazing success of Australia’s National Competition Policy reform program. […]

The ACCC recently released “The Marker”, a short film that shows the devastating effects involvement in a cartel can have on individuals and businesses. View the film, along with the ACCC’s other anti-cartel materials, here. From the ACCC website: “In this 16 minute film follow the journey of new employee Martin Tully who finds himself […]

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims recently outlined priorities for the ACCC in this speech: Enduring Perspectives and 2012 Objectives.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently published its 2011 fuel price monitoring report. The ACCC found that across Australia’s largest cities, retail petrol prices increased to an average of $1.32AUD, in line with the relevant international benchmark price (Singapore Mogas 95) and the exchange rate. This close parity has been the case since […]

  Rod Sims was appointed Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in August 2011 for a five year term.  Rod has extensive business and public sector experience.  Immediately prior to his appointment to the ACCC, he was the Chairman of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales, Commissioner on […]

  The Cartel Project team from the University of Melbourne has released its initial report on a survey of the Australian public relating to the government’s recent decision to criminalise cartel conduct. Associate Professor Caron Beaton-Wells presented the survey at the 2010 ICN Cartel Workshop and during the ongoing Cartel Working Group’s call series on […]

  Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies. Chile Russia US DOJ US FTC EU Nordic Cooperation Japan Canada Brazil Australia

  Today’s links sample some of the cooperation agreements among competition agencies. Chile Russia US DOJ US FTC EU Nordic Cooperation Japan Canada Brazil Australia