Competition Law: Australian Legislation

Trade Practices Act and related

Trade Practices Act

Trade Practices Act 1974 (consolidated)
This can be viewed on screen or downloaded from Austlii

Trade Practices Act 1974 (consolidated)
This can be viewed on screen or downloaded from ComLaw

Trade Practices Acts - Bills, Amendments and older versions

Trade Practices Act 1974 (original Act)
This can be viewed on screen or downloaded from ComLaw

Criminal Penalties for Serious Cartel Conduct - Draft Legislation
Draft legislation and discussion paper (Jan 2008)

Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
Predatory Pricing and other section 46 amendments and s 155 amendment.

Trade Practices Legislation Amendment (No 1) Act 2007
Small business reforms - s 46 (predatory pricing) and 51AC

Trade Practices Legislation Amendment (No 1) Act 2006
Dawson Reforms - inc increased civil penalties and merger reforms

Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No 1) 2005 Explanatory Memorandum (from ComLaw)

The Senate Economics Legislation Committee: Provisions of the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 (PDF)

Competition Policy Reform Act 1995
This can be viewed on screen or downloaded from ComLaw

Trade Practices Regulations

Trade Practices Regulations 1974
From AustLII - View online or download.

Other

Office of the Regulator-General Act 1994 (Vic)

Public Transport Competition Act 1995

Legislation by subject-matter

Boycotts/Exclusionary Provisions

Section 45 TPA - Contracts, arrangements or understandings that restrict dealings or affect competition

Section 4D TPA
Exclusionary Provisions

Price Fixing

Section 45A TPA - Contracts, arrangements or understandings in relation to prices

Misuse of Market Power

Section 46 TPA - Misuse of Market Power

Section 46A TPA - Misuse of Trans-Tasman market power

Exclusive Dealing

Section 47 TPA - Exclusive Dealing

Resale Price Maintenance

Section 48 - Resale Price Maintenance

Section 96 - Acts constituting engaging in resale price maintenance

Section 96A - Resale Price Maintenance in relation to services

Section 97 - Recommended Prices

Section 98 - Withholding the Supply of Services

Section 99 - Statements as to the Minimum Price of Goods

Section 100 - Evidentiary Provisions

Mergers

Section 50 TPA - Prohibition of acquisitions that would result in a substantial lessening of competition

Section 50A - Acquisitions that Occur Outside Australia