What If a Different Merger Law for Australia

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has ignited a vigorous debate by called for toughening of Australia’s merger law. Its concern is that currently the law is insufficient to block mergers that, in its view, present serious market power concerns. This article, published in the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (2023) AJCCL 155, provides context for that debate, briefly pointing to the economic principles on which Australian merger policy is founded and tracing the of development of Australia’s current merger law