Sar Katdare and Andrew Willekes have prepared an easy to use Q&A on merger control in Australia, published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law.
This Q&A is part of the global guide to merger control. Areas covered include the regulatory framework, regulatory authorities, relevant triggering events and thresholds. Also covered are notification requirements, procedures and timetables, publicity and confidentiality, third party rights, substantive tests, remedies, penalties, appeals, joint ventures, inter-agency co-operation, powers of intervention and proposals for reform.
Their full chapter is available on the Thomson Reuters Practical Law website.
The Treasurer has now released draft legislation for the new Australian merger control regime, which will come into effect on 1 January 2026, subject to the legislation’s passage through Parliament.
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