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$1.2B bid for Port of Geelong dropped amid ACCC concerns
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-26 5:12 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Spirit Super and Palisade Investment Partners have withdrawn their $1.2 billion bid to acquire the Port of Geelong after the ACCC said the deal could substantially lessen competition in Victoria for the supply of bulk cargo port services.

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Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-24 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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Over ‘intransigent’ ACCC, judge says Retail Food Group case can be decided with store sample
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-19 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered that the ACCC’s case alleging Retail Food Group misled franchisees be run on a sample basis, saying the regulator’s opposition to the idea “smacks of a lack of confidence in its own case.”

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ACCC flags competition concerns over Qantas acquisition of Alliance Aviation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-18 1:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has raised concerns that Qantas’ proposed acquisition of Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services could harm competition in the market for flights for fly-in, fly-out workers.

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Bingo Industries pleads guilty to price-fixing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-16 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Waste company Bingo Industries has pleaded guilty to fixing prices for demolition waste services in Sydney, following an industry-wide investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. 

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Money transfer biz director retreats from credibility attack on key witness in cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-16 1:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The director of a money transfer business accused of fixing foreign exchange rates has filed a defence attacking the credibility of the federal prosecutor’s key witness, but his new lawyer says the attack might not be maintained at trial.  

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Toyota unit faces class action investigation for cheating on emissions tests
Class Actions 2022-08-15 12:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Japanese truck maker Hino is facing a class action investigation in Australia after admitting it submitted false data on fuel emissions and fuel economy tests for many of its engine models in Japan.

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Google cops $60M penalty in location data privacy case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-08-12 11:22 am By Cindy Cameronne

Google has agreed to pay a $60 million penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the tech giant misled users about the collection and use of their location data.

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Fujifilm’s small business contracts riddled with unfair terms, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-12 12:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Dozens of provisions in Fujifilm’s contracts with thousands of small businesses are unfair and unenforceable, a court declared Friday in a case against the office supply company by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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ACCC waves through Google’s $7.6B acquisition of cybersecurity firm
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-11 10:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Google’s $7.6 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Mandiant, the second-largest acquisition in the company’s history.

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