Tag: ACCC

Caltex completes Milemaker acquisition

Caltex Australia has completed the acquisition of 46 Milemaker sites following the ACCC’s May 4 decision not to oppose the transaction. Caltex Australia Managing Director and CEO Julian Segal said he was delighted...

E-cigarette companies face fines

The Federal Court has ordered three online e-cigarette retailers to pay penalties for breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). This is claimed to be the first time any regulator globally has successfully...

Caltex gets ACCC green light to acquire Milemaker sites

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not oppose the proposed acquisition by Caltex Australia of a chain of Victorian service stations from Milemaker Petroleum. Caltex is proposing to acquire 46...

Unfair contract terms under scrutiny: ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has a number of in-depth investigations underway across a range of industries following the introduction of new business-to-business (B2B) unfair-contract-terms laws in November 2016. Delivering the keynote...

Proposed Milemaker acquisition a concern: ACCC

Caltex Australia Petroleum’s proposed acquisition of a chain of 46 service stations in Victoria from Milemaker Petroleum may substantially lessen competition for the retail supply of petrol in Melbourne, according to the...

Data demand driving change in telco market

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published its annual reports on prices and competition in the telecommunications sector. Data downloads have increased 52 per cent for fixed broadband and 69 per...

Petrol prices highest in more than a year in December quarter

According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the December quarter 2016 had the highest quarterly average petrol prices since the June quarter 2015. This coincided with unprecedented growth in popularity of...

Plans to cease tobacco supply to suspected illicit traders questioned

The ACCC is proposing to deny authorisation to British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris to jointly halt tobacco supply to retailers or wholesalers they believe are supplying illicit tobacco. The three...
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