Criminal-cartel prosecutions petered out as Australian watchdog reviewed approach

By James Panichi ( March 28, 2025, 04:34 GMT | Insight) -- Work by Australian federal prosecutors on criminal-cartel cases came to an almost complete halt in 2023-2024, with documents obtained by MLex revealing the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions spent a total of just A$1,272 ($800 today) on antitrust cases in that financial year. The document suggests that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission stopped referring criminal cases to prosecutors while the agency reviewed previous setbacks.Work by Australian federal prosecutors on criminal-cartel cases came to an almost complete halt in 2023-2024, with documents obtained by MLex revealing the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. or CDPP, spent a total of just A$1,272 ($800 today) on antitrust cases in that financial year....

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Criminal-cartel prosecutions petered out as Australian watchdog reviewed approach

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