Today, over 20 small business association leaders are convening at Parliament House to make their case for the adoption of the hotly debated effects test into Australian competition law. Put simply, the effects test, proposed by the Harper competition review, seeks to amend section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act by targeting business behaviour that […]
In a move that could be regarded as inconsistent with previous rhetoric showing support for small business, the Government has resolved to defer reforms that would strengthen section 46 of the Competition Act with the implementation of an ’Effects Test’. The reforms proposed by Small Business Minister, the Hon Bruce Billson were designed to stop […]
A major new review has identified government education and health services as the new frontier for competition reform while proposing a shake-up of the rules governing pharmacies, taxi licences, trading hours and parallel imports. In a blow for the big end of town, the four member competition review panel led by Professor Ian Harper recommended […]
Small business has won a victory with a new proposal giving the competition watchdog more scope to act against major companies that use their market power to stifle competition.
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