Competition Law Legislation
Australia
Principal Act
(current and historical)
Please note that from 1 January 2011 the Trade Practices Act 1974 will be renamed the Competition and Consumer Act 2011. This change of name does not impact on the substance or numbering of the competition law provisions of the Act.
Trade Practices Act 1974 (consolidated) (current)
Please note I have included an unofficial consolidation incorporating the Cartel amendments.
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Act 51 of 1974) (original)
Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1971 (repealed)
Trade Practices Act 1965 (repealed)
Australian Industries Preservation Act 1906 (repealed)
Amendment legislation and related legislation
Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Provides for amendments to the definition of market for purposes of mergers (lapsed)
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010
Will rename the Act the 'Competition and Consumer Act 2010'
Trade Practices Amendment (Infrastructure Access) Act 2010
Makes changes to administrative processes
Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2009
Provides criminal jurisdiction for the Federal Court of Australia, necessary for enforcement of the criminal cartel provision.
Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act 2009 (Act 59 of 2009)
The Act re-defines cartel conduct and provide for criminal penalties for such conduct.
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act 116 of 2008)
Predatory Pricing and other section 46 amendments and s 155 amendment.
Trade Practices Amendment (Access Declarations) Act 2008 (Act 7 of 2008)
Telecommunications access - declarations are not legislative instruments and provision made for compensation where property acquired
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Act 159 of 2007)
Section 46 - minor amendments and the predatory pricing addition
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act (No 1) 2006 (Act 131 of 2006)
First set of Dawson Reforms, including increased civil penalties and major changes to merger procedures
Trade Practices Amendment (National Access Regime) Act 2006 (Act 92 of 2006)
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (Act 134 of 2003)
Competition Policy Reform Act 1995 (Act 88 of 1995)
National Competition Policy, Access, Services etc. Response to Hilmer Report
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (Act 222 of 1992)
Response to Cooney Report. Changes to merger (revert to SLC test, provide criteria in s 50(3) and for international considerations in authorisation applications), misuse of market power provisions and increased pecuniary penalties.
Trade Practices (Misuse of Trans-Tasman Market Power) Act 1990 (Act 70 of 1990)
Trade Practices (International Liner Cargo Shipping) Amendment Act 1989 (Act 34 of 1989)
Trade Practices Revision Act 1986 (Act 17 of 1986)
Trade Practices (Transfer of Market Dominance) Amendment Act 1986 (Act 8 of 1986)
Mergers
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1983 (Act 39 of 1983)
Injunctions
Trade Practices (Boycotts) Amendment Act 1980 (Act 73 of 1980)
Secondary boycotts
Trade Practices Amendment Act (No 2) 1978 (Act 207 of 1978)
Secondary boycotts, no duplication of pecuniary penalties
Trade Practices Amendment Act 1978 (Act 206 of 1978)
Price fixing (joint ventures), Exclusive dealing (related corporations), Authorisation and notification
Trade Practices Amendment Act 1977 (Act 81 of 1977)
Trade Practices Amendment Act 1976 (Act 88 of 1976)
Trade Practices Act 1975 (Act 63 of 1975)
More forthcoming
Please note that this list does not contain a full list of TPA amending legislation; it contains only those amendments most relevant to the competition law provisions of the Act. For a full list of amending legislation visit ComLaw.
International
United States
Other
See further International Competition Law