( September 26, 2025, 03:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Australian government has reappointed seven competition experts to serve as advisers on its agenda to overhaul the country’s competition rules. In a statement, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Competition Minister Andrew Leigh announced today that the experts, including former Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Chair Rod Sims and Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood, would remain in their advisory roles until Feb. 27, 2027. The seven experts were initially appointed on Oct. 30, 2023, as the government undertook its proposed revamp of Australia’s merger regime.The full statement by Jim Chalmers and Andrew Leigh follows: ...
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