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New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... New Zealand and Air Canada are two of the four main carriers on the route," ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said in a statement.Under the proposed deal, the airlines would jointly promote and sell Air Canada flights between Sydney and Vancouver and Air New Zealand flights between Auckland and Vancouver.The cooperation agreement would mean both airlines could pool and share revenue related...
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iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... to turn its attention to the advertising practices in the industry. According to ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuel, "As many of these services are directed at the younger, less experienced consumer, the ACCC is particularly concerned over what it considers is the failure of certain advertisements to adequately disclose the costs and ongoing nature of the services offered."The new rules...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... of dollars by aggrieved customers, including more than 20 multinational companies.ACCC chief Graeme Samuel said the settlements had yet to be signed by a Federal Court judge."The recommended penalties reflect the serious nature of the cartel contraventions," Mr Samuel said.The penalty was "a very large share" of Qantas's Australian market, he said.Geoff Dixon, the airline's...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... came forward and voluntarily made admissions under the ACCC's cooperation policy,'' ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said.The ACCC continues to investigate other airlines, some of which are assisting voluntarily.``The ACCC expects to be able to resolve its investigations with other cooperating airlines shortly,'' he said.The ACCC said Qantas and British Airways have reached agreement as...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
... came forward and voluntarily made admissions under the ACCC's cooperation policy," ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said. The ACCC continues to investigate other airlines, some of which are assisting voluntarily. "The ACCC expects to be able to resolve its investigations with other cooperating airlines shortly," he said. The ACCC said Qantas and British Airways have reached agreement as...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
... support from state and territory governments before introducing the bill to Parliament.ACCC head Graeme Samuel said the legislation would put the ACCC into the "big league" of cartel enforcement internationally.He said it would also encourage whistleblowers to come forward. "It will operate as a significant encouragement to cartel conspirators to take advantage of our immunity policy...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
... team used a series of emails and diary notes involving senior ACCC staff, including chairman Graeme Samuel, to construct a chronology it said showed evidence of an intention to pursue criminal charges before the civil settlement was reached.Pratt's team argued this amounted to an abuse of process given the statement of the judge in the civil hearing that "the parties say that this...
