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House of Representatives Standing Committee on Financial Institutions and Public Administration

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission annual report 1995-96

The Committee tabled its report Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission annual report 1995-96 in June 1997. Copies of the full report are available in PDF format (90KB) and from the Committee Secretariat.

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Government response to the Committee's report was tabled on 3 March 1998. The Chairman issued a media release on 6 March 1998 commenting on the Government response.

Table of contents of report

FOREWORD

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

TERMS OF REFERENCE

LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION


Background
Functions and powers
New environment/ new work
Promoting competition, and safeguarding consumers

CHAPTER THREE: MERGERS


Background
Issues and industry/ business response
Concentration thresholds
Market definition
The authorisation process
Public benefit
Section 87B undertakings
Issues and industry/ business comment

CHAPTER FOUR: CONCLUSION


Mergers
Competition and consumer benefits
Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes

APPENDIX 1: LIST OF SUBMISSIONS

APPENDIX 2: LIST OF HEARINGS AND WITNESSES (A copy of the public hearing transcript is available in PDF format)

Speeches Tabling speech: Mr D Hawker MP (Chairman), 23 June 1997.


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