{"id":6067,"date":"2013-12-20T12:56:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T01:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/?p=6067"},"modified":"2013-12-20T12:56:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T01:56:40","slug":"australian-journal-of-competition-and-consumer-law-update-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/2013\/12\/20\/australian-journal-of-competition-and-consumer-law-update-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Please note that the links to the content in this Part will direct you to Westlaw AU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NB: <\/strong>Please note that Legal Online will be decommissioned on <b>31 December 2013<\/b>. From now on, all updates will include links for Westlaw AU <b>only<\/b> (with the exception of the Journals available on Checkpoint, which will have an extra PDF). For further information, please click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2013\/11\/LOLA-Decommission.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The latest issue of the <em>Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law<\/em> (Volume 21 Part 4) contains the following material:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77f456ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77e856ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EDITORIAL<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>The perils of alleging unconscionability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Article<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77ea56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef456ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Part IIIA \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the current state of play <\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Verity Quinn and Rosannah Healy<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This article looks at the current state of Pt IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the benefits of Australia having a national third party access regime. It includes a brief history of the regime and recent developments. Focusing largely on declaration, the article includes a discussion of the recent High Court and Australian Competition Tribunal decisions regarding applications to declare various iron ore railways in the Pilbara. It concludes with the authors\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 view of the key benefits brought about by having a national third party access regime in place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To purchase this article, complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/subscribe-or-purchase\/individual-article-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Individual Article Sale<\/a> order form and email it to <a href=\"mailto:tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com\">tlranz.journal.orders@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sections<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77e456ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77e356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACCESS TO SERVICES<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Business as usual? Implications of the Pilbara decision for access to gas pipeline facilities <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thomas Kaldor <\/i>and <i>David Mierendorff<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af9efa56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77ef56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Resolving business to business disputes: A new specific role for mandatory industry codes of conduct <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Frank Zumbo<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77f056ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77ed56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CONSUMER PROTECTION<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Where the cure ends up worse than the disease: Vaccines and the implied warranty as to merchantability <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Bernard McCabe<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af9ef756ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef556ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENERGY ETCHINGS<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Energy network regulation: Consumers in focus <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Andrew Reeves<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77f156ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77ec56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMENTS FROM COMMERCE<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Australian infrastructure regulation \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A business perspective <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Simon Pryor<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77f756ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77e756ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT FROM EUROPE<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Modernisation of the European union trade defence system \u00e2\u20ac\u201c reform de jure and de facto <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Laurent Ruessmann <\/i>and <i>Jochen Beck<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77e156ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77e256ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT FROM NORTH AMERICA<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>The Supreme Court decision on pay for delay: An economic perspective <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Christopher Pleatsikas<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77f356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77e656ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REPORT FROM RUSSIA<\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><b>Regulation of distant trading in Russia <\/b><i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201c Julia Borisova<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westlaw.com.au\/maf\/wlau\/app\/document?endChunk=1&amp;startChunk=1&amp;parentguid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af9ef356ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;docguid=Ib2af77ee56ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82&amp;epos=1&amp;tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&amp;resultType=list&amp;isTocNav=true&amp;tocGuid=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC%7C%7CIb2af77f256ff11e38fa3f057ed117a82\" target=\"_blank\" 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Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes an article by Verity Quinn and Rosannah Healy about the current state of Pt IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the benefits of Australia having a national third party access regime. Also in this Part are the following section notes: Access to Services, Administration and National Competition Policy, Consumer Protection, Energy Etchings, Comments from Commerce, Benchmarks and Reports from Europe, North America and Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,39],"tags":[585,623,303,1691,2031,1021,1024,587,1026,589,3994,1701,590,1704,1321,3995,3996,3997,595,2044,1329,1331,3998,2665,1333],"class_list":["post-6067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-trade-practices-law-journal","category-update-summaries","tag-access-to-services","tag-administration-and-national-competition-policy","tag-ajccl","tag-andrew-reeves","tag-benchmarks","tag-bernard-mccabe","tag-christopher-pleatsikas","tag-comments-from-commerce","tag-competition-and-consumer-act-2010-cth","tag-consumer-protection","tag-david-mierendorff","tag-energy-etchings","tag-frank-zumbo","tag-jochen-beck","tag-julia-borisova","tag-laurent-ruessman","tag-national-third-party-access-regime","tag-pt-iiia","tag-report-from-europe","tag-report-from-north-america","tag-report-from-russia","tag-rosannah-healy","tag-simon-pryor","tag-thomas-kaldor","tag-verity-quinn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6067\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.thomsonreuters.com.au\/journals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}