Section 45AA — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

The following is a simplified outline of this Division:

• This Division sets out parallel offences and civil penalty provisions relating to cartel conduct.

• A corporation must not make, or give effect to, a contract, arrangement or understanding that contains a cartel provision.

• A cartel provision is a provision relating to:

(a) price‑fixing; or

(b) restricting outputs in the production and supply chain; or

(c) allocating customers, suppliers or territories; or

(d) bid‑rigging;

by parties that are, or would otherwise be, in competition with each other.

Related sections

• s 44ZZP — Regulations about review by the Tribunal
• s 44ZZQ — Regulations about fees for inspection etc. of registers
• s 44ZZR — Procedure of the Tribunal when performing functions under a State/Territory energy law or a designated Commonwealth energy law
• s 45AB — Definitions
• s 45AC — Extended meaning of party
• s 45AD — Cartel provisions

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