Why criminalisation of cartel behaviour is wrong

OPINION: The ACT leader explains why he successfully pushed for change to the Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. With reader poll result.

David Seymour
Mon, 28 Dec 2015

[On December 9, the government abandoned plans to criminalise cartel behaviour on the grounds that it would have a chilling effect on pro-competitive behaviour. The measure was included in the original version of The Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, currently before Parliament.

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