{"id":13734,"date":"2021-03-15T17:34:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T06:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/?p=13734"},"modified":"2021-03-15T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T06:34:13","slug":"australian-journal-of-competition-and-consumer-law-update-vol-29-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/2021\/03\/15\/australian-journal-of-competition-and-consumer-law-update-vol-29-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 29 Pt 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*Please note that the links to the content in this Part will direct you to Westlaw AU.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To purchase an article, please email:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:LTA.Service@thomsonreuters.com\">LTA.Service@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0contact us on 1300 304 195\u00c2\u00a0(Australian customers) or +61 2 8587 7980\u00c2\u00a0(international customers) during business hours\u00c2\u00a0(Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm AEST).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest issue of the <em>Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law<\/em> (Volume 29 Part 1) contains the following material<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d7968826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDITORIAL<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The ACL and Witness Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Articles<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d796b826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>When a Seemingly Anti-competitive Merger Is Actually Better for the Market; Vodafone v ACCC<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ketki Kotwal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This article discusses the decision relating to a merger, through the acquisition by Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited of all the ordinary shares in TPG Telecom Limited, under s 163A of the <em>Competition and Consumer Act 2010 <\/em>(Cth). In particular, it considers the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153counterfactual\u00e2\u20ac\u009d vs the commercial reality presented by the parties should the merger proceed. This judgment raises some interesting questions over when a merger is not only permissible, but also beneficial to competition, despite two of the entities in the proposed merger also being prominent competitors in the market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d7953826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Australian Open Banking: The Regulatory Dilemma of Balancing Different Policy Objectives<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Suman Podder<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Australian Government has recently enacted the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Consumer Data Right\u00e2\u20ac\u009d legislation. The application of Consumer Data Right to the banking sector is commonly known as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Open Banking\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Under Open Banking customers are given an option to share their data held by the incumbent banks with other accredited entities. This article explores the reasons for implementing Open Banking in Australia and considers both the benefits that can be enjoyed by the customers and risks that can be exacerbated by this data-sharing regime. Mainly this article focuses on the regulatory dilemma of balancing the policy objectives of the Consumer Data Right legislation when it is implemented as Open Banking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d7951826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AUTHORISATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Editor: Rosannah Healy<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ACCC Revokes Stanley Black and Decker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Resale Price Maintenance Notification <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Nicholas Felstead<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d795c826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TELECOMMUNICATIONS<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Editor: Niloufer Selvadurai<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Competition and Digital Platforms: The Third Instalment <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Holly Raiche<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d7964826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CASE NOTES<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Editor: Christopher Hodgekiss SC<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Double Trouble: Unregulated Credit and Unsolicited Sales in the Residential Solar Panel Market \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Decision of Application by Flexigroup Ltd (No 2) <\/strong><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Amanda Storey<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>New Zealand Supreme Court Not Sold on Conscious Parallelism: Lodge Real Estate Ltd v Commerce Commission [2020] NZSC 25 <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Chris Whelan<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d796e826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONSUMER CONCERNS<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Internet of Things and the Consumer Safeguards Gap <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Stephanie Whitelock<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d7955826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT FROM ASIA<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Editor: Andrew Christopher<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Update on the Development of Merger Control in Asia <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Pornapa Luengwattanakit, Maria Christina J Macasaet-Acaban, Yee Chung Seck, Wendy Thian and Georgina Foster<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/ext\/app\/document?docguid=I698d795b826111eb9365f7d94ca08b9b&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;startChunk=1&amp;endChunk=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT FROM NORTH AMERICA<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Editor: Christopher Pleatsikas<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Canadian Vancouver Airport Authority Abuse of Dominance Case <\/strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c <em>Andy Baziliauskas<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the PDF version of the table of contents, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/03\/AJCCL-Vol-29-No-1-Contents.pdf\">AJCCL Vol 29 No 1 Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2OIXlho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to access this Part on Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For general queries, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com\">tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: &#8220;When a Seemingly Anti-competitive Merger Is Actually Better for the Market; Vodafone v ACCC&#8221; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ketki Kotwal; and &#8220;Australian Open Banking: The Regulatory Dilemma of Balancing Different Policy Objectives&#8221; \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Suman Podder. 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