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Other Jurisdictions , Australia

Competition Law in Australia, 4th Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the issues pertaining to the regulation of competition in Australia. Covering two broad areas of the Trade Practices Act – the substantive prohibitions regulating anti-competitive conduct, and access to essential infrastructure services – this new edition is an essential reference to anyone studying or working in this area.

This edition takes account of two significant amending Acts, the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2006 (Cth), which gives effect to the recommendations of the Dawson Committee, and the Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Act 2006 (Cth) which gives effect to the recommendations of the Productivity Commission.

Apart from these legislative changes, there have been three significant High Court decisions since the previous edition, namely, Rural Press (misuse of market power), NT Power (misuse of market power) and Rieson (statutory severance). Significant Federal Court decisions include: AGL (merger), Baxter Healthcare (misuse of market power and exclusive dealing), Leahy Petroleum (price fixing), Apco Service Stations (price fixing), Dermalogica (resale price maintenance) and Liquorland (exclusionary provision).