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ACCC not to intervene in Westfield's takeover of AMP Shopping Centre Trust

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not intervene in the Westfield Trust's takeover for units in the AMP Shopping Centre Trust, ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said today. "The ACCC decided that the acquisition would not be likely ...

ACCC accepts GrainCorp undertakings

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted undertakings, pursuant to section 87B of the Trade Practices Act 1974, from GrainCorp Ltd in relation to the sale of the interest in Australian Bulk Alliance, newly appointed ACCC ...

ACCC change of guard as financial year begins

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) saw a change of guard today as the new financial year began, and Graeme Samuel took over from Professor Allan Fels as chairman of the consumer watchdog. There also promises to be a change of ...

ACCC launches policy to expose hard-core cartels

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a leniency policy aimed at exposing and stopping secret corporate cartels operating in Australia. "Hard core cartels are the very worst violations of competition law," departing ...

ACCC chairman Allan Fels steps down today

Professor Allan Fels steps down as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) today, after eight years as head of the competition watchdog. "I didn't expect to survive in the job so long, because from the start there was a ...

APRA welcomes three new appointments to its board

... Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Treasury. Mr Jones is currently a Commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and an associate professor at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). He has acted as a consultant to competition ...

ACCC grants interim authorisation to ASX business rules

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced it has granted an interim authorisation to the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) business rules governing the operation of the Stock Exchange Automated Trading System (SEATS) for ...

OECD enhances international consumer protection activities

... president of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commissioner. "The question is what can be done to clamp down on it?" The significant step has been welcomed ...

ACCC launches joint initiative to combat unscrupulous businesses

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and its Consumer Consultative Committee (CCC) have announced today that it would launch a joint initiative aimed at stepping up action against businesses that exploit vulnerable or disadvantaged ...

Government appoints Graeme Samuel as chairman of ACCC

... Costello has announced the appointment of Graeme Samuel as the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) from July 1 for a period of 12 months. Costello said the position of chairmanship of the ACCC will become vacant as of ...