«Have your say» Apply ACL (stet) to
small business in relation to unilateral conduct, MMP, unfair and unconscionable conduct, third line forcing [no
further explanation of how law does not currently apply to
small business or why
extension needed]
Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and
extension of unfair contract terms protection to
small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and
further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.
Further year's extension of Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, guaranteeing a further # 500m of small business
Further year's
extension of Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme, guaranteeing a
further # 500m of small business
further # 500m of
small business loans.