50 Years of Competition Law and Economics in Australia
This year marks the 50-year anniversary of the Trade Practices Act 1974. This groundbreaking Act, among the earliest and most impactful competition laws, remains the essential foundation for the Competition and Consumer Act that is well known today.
Registrations are now open for our two-day conference commemorating the profound changes brought about by the 1974 Act. Our discussions will focus on the trends, reforms and challenges facing this policy field today.
Topics of discussion will include the emerging regulation for digital markets, the new pre-merger notification regime for large acquisitions, and other salient themes.
Featured speakers will include the Chair of the ACCC, Gina Cass-Gottlieb; former ACCC Chairs Rod Sims and Allan Fels and former ACCC Commissioners Stephen King and Rhonda Smith; leading academics from near and abroad such as Professor Deborah Healey (UNSW), Professor Bill Kovacic (George Washington University and former Chair of the US FTC), Professor Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim); and other leading experts from the law, economics and policy community.
Keynote speakers
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Gina Cass-Gottlieb commenced her five-year appointment as ACCC Chair on 21 March 2022.
Before she joined the ACCC Ms Cass-Gottlieb was a senior and founding partner of Gilbert and Tobin’s competition and regulation team. Ms Cass-Gottlieb has over 25 years' experience advising on a large number of merger, competition and regulatory matters in Australia and New Zealand.
Professor Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim
Prof Peitz is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim. He is also a Director of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation. His policy research focuses on digital markets, regulation, and competition economics. Prof Peitz holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bonn.
Host
This conference is organised and hosted by:
- Digital Lab, Impact Labs, Monash Business School
- Department of Economics, Monash Business School
- Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS), Monash Law School
Program
Read full conference program details, including session times and topics.
Contact us at impactlabs@monash.edu
Event Details
- Date:
- 14 November 2024 at 8:40 am – 15 November 2024 at 1:30 pm
- Venue:
- The Pavillion, Level 8, Building H, Caulfield campus
- Categories:
- Digital Lab; Economics; General
Description
This year marks the 50-year anniversary of the Trade Practices Act 1974. This groundbreaking Act, among the earliest and most impactful competition laws, remains the essential foundation for the Competition and Consumer Act that is well known today.
Registrations are now open for our two-day conference commemorating the profound changes brought about by the 1974 Act. Our discussions will focus on the trends, reforms and challenges facing this policy field today.
Topics of discussion will include the emerging regulation for digital markets, the new pre-merger notification regime for large acquisitions, and other salient themes.
Featured speakers will include the Chair of the ACCC, Gina Cass-Gottlieb; former ACCC Chairs Rod Sims and Allan Fels and former ACCC Commissioners Stephen King and Rhonda Smith; leading academics from near and abroad such as Professor Deborah Healey (UNSW), Professor Bill Kovacic (George Washington University and former Chair of the US FTC), Professor Martin Peitz (University of Mannheim); and other leading experts from the law, economics and policy community.
Keynote speakers
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Gina Cass-Gottlieb commenced her five-year appointment as ACCC Chair on 21 March 2022.
Before she joined the ACCC Ms Cass-Gottlieb was a senior and founding partner of Gilbert and Tobin’s competition and regulation team. Ms Cass-Gottlieb has over 25 years' experience advising on a large number of merger, competition and regulatory matters in Australia and New Zealand.
Professor Martin Peitz, University of Mannheim
Prof Peitz is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim. He is also a Director of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation. His policy research focuses on digital markets, regulation, and competition economics. Prof Peitz holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bonn.
Host
This conference is organised and hosted by:
- Digital Lab, Impact Labs, Monash Business School
- Department of Economics, Monash Business School
- Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies (CLARS), Monash Law School
Program
Read full conference program details, including session times and topics.
Contact us at impactlabs@monash.edu