Trade Practices Tribunal
1967 – 6 November 1995
Renamed Australian Competition Tribunal in 1995.
Quasi-judicial tribunal that first decided whether restrictive trade practices were contrary to the public interest and later reviewed authorisation and merger decisions of the Trade Practices Commission.
Names over time
- Trade Practices Tribunal1967–1995
- Australian Competition Tribunal1995–present
How it came into existence
Constituted under the Trade Practices Act 1965 to determine cases brought by the Commissioner of Trade Practices. The function was new to the Commonwealth.
Legislation: Trade Practices Act 1965; Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1971; Trade Practices Act 1974
Changes during its life
- 1971Continued under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1971 after the High Court invalidated key provisions of the 1965 Act.
- 1 October 1974Continued under the Trade Practices Act 1974, mainly reviewing authorisation decisions of the new Trade Practices Commission.
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Competition Tribunal on 6 November 1995 by the Competition Policy Reform Act 1995.
Main functions
- Determining whether examinable trade practices were contrary to the public interest
- Review of Trade Practices Commission authorisation decisions
- Review of merger authorisations
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Treasury.
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Sources
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