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Business Definition for: ACCC
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: an independent statutory body responsible for monitoring trade practices in Australia. It was established in November 1995 as a result of the merger of the Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority.
Additional Resources
- ACCC: ACCC/APB steps up pressure on misleading job ads.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-16 April 1999-ACCC: ACCC/APB steps up pressure on misleading job ads C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150499 Protecting job seekers from misleading job ads is the target of a renewed Australian Competition and Consumer Commission/Australian Publishers' Bureau campaign. ...
- Research articles 1999-04-16
- ACCC Report Step to Preventing Duopoly
- The competition watchdog's concerns over Woolworths Ltd's proposed $87.6 million takeover of Danks Holdings Ltd has been hailed as a sound first step toward preventing a duopoly in both the hardware and home improvement sectors.But market commentators warn Danks' independent hardware retailers may be too afraid of post-acquisition retribution...
- News items 2009-10-19
- ACCC Report Step to Preventing Duopoly
- The competition watchdog's concerns over Woolworths Ltd's proposed $87.6 million takeover of Danks Holdings Ltd has been hailed as a sound first step toward preventing a duopoly in both the hardware and home improvement sectors. But market commentators warn Danks' independent hardware retailers may be too afraid of post-acquisition retribution...
- News items 2009-10-19
- The ACCC and prices.
- Aug 11, 2005 (ACCC Update - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ACCC is responsible for regulating fairness in pricing. While healthy business competition normally negates ...
- Research articles 2005-08-11
- ACCC to consider Santos' new proposal to acquire QGC.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2007-ACCC: ACCC to consider Santos' new proposal to acquire QGCC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:31012007 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission notes the announcement by Santos to the ASX yesterday regarding a new proposal to acquire Queensland Gas Company...
- Research articles 2007-01-31
- ACCC to oppose Santos' proposed acquisition of QGC.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-20 February 2007-ACCC: ACCC to oppose Santos' proposed acquisition of QGCC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20022007 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose Santos' proposed acquisition of QGC, ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said today. Having withdrawn...
- Research articles 2007-02-20
- ACCC initiated Federal Court hearing on Mr Peter Foster.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2003-ACCC: ACCC initiated Federal Court hearing on Mr Peter FosterC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01312003 Mr Peter Foster will be asked to explain why he should not surrender his passport after an ACCC initiated Federal Court hearing late yesterday....
- Research articles 2003-01-31
- -ACCC: ACCC not 'soft' on applying Trade Practices Act
- M2 PRESSWIRE-10 August 1998-ACCC: ACCC not 'soft' on applying Trade Practices Act C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:070898 'The Maritime Union of Australia is claiming that the ACCC is soft in applying the Trade Practices Act 1974 to business,' Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman, Professor...
- Research articles 1998-08-10
- -ACCC: ACCC to review criterion for new interconnectors under the National electricity code
- M2 PRESSWIRE-21 September 1998-ACCC: ACCC to review criterion for new interconnectors under the National electricity code C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:310998 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been asked to examine the 'net benefits to customers' criterion for new interconnectors and network augmentations...
- Research articles 1998-09-21
- -ACCC: ACCC to survey Victorian LPG prices.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 1998-ACCC: ACCC to survey Victorian LPG prices C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:290998 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is surveying Victorian LPG auto prices. 'This is in response to a request from the Victorian government...
- Research articles 1998-09-30
- -ACCC: ACCC establishes trust fund.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-9 October 1998-ACCC: ACCC establishes trust fund C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:081098 "The ACCC today established The Stevedoring Industry Reform Small Business Compensation Fund to compensate businesses which suffered losses during the waterfront dispute," Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
- Research articles 1998-10-09
- -ACCC: ACCC Small business officers appointed.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-5 November 1998-ACCC: ACCC Small business officers appointed C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:051198 * Six additional small business liaison officers have been appointed to the State offices of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 'All the new officers have private sector experience and they bring...
- Research articles 1998-11-05
- ACCC: ACCC not to intervene in PBL/Foxtel Acquisition.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 December 1998-ACCC: ACCC not to intervene in PBL/Foxtel Acquisition C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:031298 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not intervene in PBL's acquisition of a 25 per cent interest in Foxtel. 'In its analysis...
- Research articles 1998-12-03
- ACCC: Competition policy benefits all -- ACCC.
- 3 M2 PRESSWIRE-15 December 1998-ACCC: Competition policy benefits all -- ACCC C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD3 RDATE:151298 Competition policy had broad benefits for all Australians, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman, Professor Allan Fels, told a Sydney Rotary...
- Research articles 1998-12-15
- ACCC releases Commonwealth Bank from Colonial Ltd undertaking early.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-25 November 2003-ACCC: ACCC releases Commonwealth Bank from Colonial Ltd undertaking earlyC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11252003 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has agreed to an early release of the Commonwealth Bank from an undertaking it gave to the ACCC...
- Research articles 2003-11-25
- ACCC not to intervene in fertiliser joint venture.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2005-ACCC: ACCC not to intervene in fertiliser joint ventureC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03032005 The ACCC will not oppose the proposed fertiliser joint venture between Futuris Ltd and AWB Ltd and their subsidiaries Elders and Landmark nor will it...
- Research articles 2005-03-04
- ACCC medical Info kit national release.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 September 2004-ACCC: ACCC medical Info kit national releaseC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09242004 A new ACCC Info kit for the medical profession has today been made available to general practitioners nationally at the Australian Divisions of General Practice Network Forum...
- Research articles 2004-09-24
- ACCC 'perplexed' by Telstra decision on fibre-to-the-node investment.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 August 2006-ACCC: ACCC 'perplexed' by Telstra decision on fibre-to-the-node investmentC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07082006 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is perplexed by today's announcement by Telstra that it has unilaterally decided to discontinue talks with the ACCC...
- Research articles 2006-08-07
- ACCC: ACCC rejects Telstra's interconnect proposal - concludes prices should be halved.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 1999-ACCC: ACCC rejects Telstra's interconnect proposal - concludes prices should be halved C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:190199 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has made a draft determination rejecting Telstra's proposed charges to other carriers for interconnecting...
- Research articles 1999-01-19
- Qantas - Air New Zealand proposal requires 'close scrutiny' -- ACCC.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-25 November 2002-ACCC: Qantas - Air New Zealand proposal requires 'close scrutiny' -- ACCCC1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11252002 The proposed link between Qantas and Air New Zealand will come under close scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission,...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
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