The introduction on 24 July 2009 of the long-awaited amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) criminalising serious cartel conduct focuses attention on the important role of the criminal justice system to deal with cases of serious wrongdoing. In 1993, major reforms were made to the law...

This report was prepared at the request of the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) to identify ways in which the enforcement powers of the ABA can be strengthened to enable it to deal more effectively with breaches of the Broadcasting Services Act (BSA). The report reviews the existing...

In July 2009 the Australian Parliament passed legislation criminalising cartel conduct and introducing jail penalties for individuals who engage in cartel behaviour. The rhetoric justifying criminalisation assumes that compliance can be induced through the mechanism of deterrence. This in turn...