Journal article
Anti-Cartel Advocacy — How Has the ACCC Fared?
C Beaton-Wells
Sydney Law Review | SYDNEY LAW SCH | Published : 2011
Abstract
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been an active advocate for anti-cartel law and enforcement over the past decade. In particular, it has led a campaign in support of criminal sanctions for cartel conduct. Until now, there has been no empirical evidence of the effectiveness of the ACCC’s advocacy insofar as the general public is concerned. This article reports on the results from a large-scale survey of the Australian public conducted in 2010. It provides unique insights into whether the Australian public consider that price fixing, market allocation and output restriction should be illegal and whether they should be a criminal offence; whether sanctions for such conduct..
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Funding Acknowledgements
BA (Hons), University of Melbourne; Research Assistant, The University of Melbourne. The authors acknowledge the input of the following colleagues to the survey that is the subject of this article: Associate Professor Christine Parker, Associate Professor Fiona Haines, Professor David Round and Janette Nankivell. They are grateful also to The Social Research Centre for its role in the design and administration of the survey, and to the Australian Research Council for funding support. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the authors.