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Nov 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary |Sarah Butler
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Consumer Protection
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
thesector.com.au | Joanne Jary |Kayla Plunkett |Holding Redlich |Freya Lucas
As the multi-billion dollar sector continues to evolve and consolidate following several high-profile acquisitions and in the wake of the release of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCCs) Childcare inquiry, childcare owners and operators in the corporate space need to be aware of the upcoming changes and prepare for added scrutiny. What are the changes?
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary |Kayla Plunkett
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Following a lengthy public consultation process, the highly
anticipated Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions
Reform) Bill 2024 (Bill)was tabled in the
Australian Parliament on 10 October 2024.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Joanne Jary |Kayla Plunkett
[For a more visual experience, download the PDF version here]Following a lengthy public consultation process, the highly anticipated Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 (Bill) was tabled in the Australian Parliament on 10 October 2024.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against The Good Guys Discount Warehouses (Australia) Pty Ltd (The Good Guys) for allegedly misleading consumers about its store credit and 'StoreCash' promotions, and failing to provide store credit to thousands of eligible consumers, in contravention of: sections 18(1), 29(1)(b) and (m), 32(2) and 34 of the Australian Consumer Law, Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act...
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jeanne Vallade |Joanne Jary
The Australian government unveiled a significant overhaul of its
merger control regime, marking a shift from the current voluntary
'informal' notification system to a mandatory framework
that will have far-reaching implications for businesses operating
in the country. These changes are outlined in the government's
report, 'Merger Reform: A Faster, Stronger, and Simpler
System for a More Competitive Economy,' and are set to be
implemented on 1 January 2026 (subject to passage of legislation).
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jeanne Vallade |Joanne Jary
The Australian government unveiled a significant overhaul of its merger control regime, marking a shift from the current voluntary ‘informal’ notification system to a mandatory framework that will have far-reaching implications for businesses operating in the country. These changes are outlined in the government’s report, ‘Merger Reform: A Faster, Stronger, and Simpler System for a More Competitive Economy,’ and are set to be implemented on 1 January 2026 (subject to passage of legislation).
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary |Sam Shaw
On 10 April 2024, the Federal Government announced significant
changes to Australia's merger regime through the release of
their report, '
Merger Reform: A Faster, Stronger and Simpler System for a More
Competitive Economy'.
At the annual
Bannerman Competition Lecture, Treasurer Jim Chalmers noted
that that the proposed changes will make Australia's merger
approval system "faster, stronger, simpler, more targeted and
more transparent".
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary |Kayla Plunkett
Stay off the ACCC's radar
The 2024-25 priorities are relevant for public sector entities,
private businesses and consumers to understand their legal rights
and obligations. They are particularly useful when
businesses are keen to ensure they are doing the right thing.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Joanne Jary |Kayla Plunkett
Businesses are encouraged to remove or amend any unfair contract
terms in standard form consumer or small business contracts that
will be entered into, renewed or varied after 9 November 2023, when
reforms to Australia's unfair contract terms regime under the
Australian Consumer Law (ACL) take effect.
