Australia’s Proposed Information Disclosure Legislation: International Worst Practice

Regulating information disclosure and exchange by competitors is widely seen as one of the most challenging aspects of competition law. The economic theory is complex and, as highlighted by a recent OECD Policy Roundtable, legislators continue to search for satisfactory legal approaches. The Australian government has proposed amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (“CCA”) that aim to regulate information disclosure. Th