This course is an in-depth examination of competition law. It examines Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA) and the parallel state provisions of the Competition Code, including the provisions dealing with criminal liability for cartel conduct in some detail. The course does not address consumer protection. A prior knowledge of economics is not essential for this course.

Main Topics

The course covers the following areas:
• Competition policy, including history, objectives and current proposals for amendment
• economic foundations including concepts of market, market power and competition
• cartel conduct, including both criminal and civil liability and other non-criminal collusion provisions
• misuse of market power
• exclusive dealing and resale price maintenance
• mergers
• enforcement remedies and defences

LLM Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Law
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
Innovation Law
International Business and Economic Law

More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.