Glossary
Terms and abbreviations
ACCC - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
ACT - Australian Competition Tribunal
ASIC - Australian Securities and Investment Commission
AER - Australian Energy Regulator
Authorisation - process of authorising conduct otherwise prohibited as anti-competitive
Cartel - agreements between competitors
Dawson Report - Reference to Dawson Review 2003
DLC - Dual Listed Company (see s 49)
DOJ - Department of Justice (US)
ED - Exclusive Dealing
Federal Court - of Australia; has exclusive jurisdiction over Part IV claims
FTC - Federal Trade Commission (US)
Griffiths Report - Reference to Griffiths Committee Report 1989
Hilmer Report - Reference to National Competition Policy Review 1993
ICN - International Competition Network
Merger - see Merger page
NCC - National Competition Council
OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
RPM - Resale Price Maintenance (vertical price fixing)
SLC - Substantial Lessening of Competition