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Home Parliamentary Business Committees Senate Committees Senate Standing Committees on Economics Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 [provisions] Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 [provisions]

Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 [provisions]

REPORT - November 2024

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Contents

Members
Abbreviations and acronyms
Chapter 1 - Introduction and background
  • Purpose of the Bill
  • Context and development of the reforms
  • Overview of the bill
  • Scrutiny of the bill
  • Conduct of the committee’s inquiry
  • Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Views on the bill
  • Subordinate legislation matters
  • Committee view
  • Introduction
  • Australia’s competition challenge
  • Coalition’s approach to competition
  • The Coalition’s position on the Bill
  • Feasibility of scaled pre-approval and the risk of ACCC cost blow-outs
  • Impact on business activity and innovation, especially for SMEs and start-ups
  • Compliance burden being imposed across the economy
  • Need to balance regulatory action with market confidence
  • Risks and concerns regarding implementation
  • ACCC capacity to deliver on its obligations
  • Delays under the new regime
  • Thresholds
  • Additional Business Council of Australia proposals
  • Importance of a review mechanism
  • Recommendations
Greens Senators' Additional Comments
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses
In this section
  • About this inquiry

    An inquiry into the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024.

  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1 - Introduction and background
    • Chapter 2 - Views on the bill
  • Other information
    • Members
    • Abbreviations and acronyms
    • Coalition Senators' Additional Comments
    • Greens Senators' Additional Comments
    • Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
    • Appendix 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses
Full Report (PDF)
16 Submissions
1 Public hearings
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