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Businesses, lawyers warn of Australia's 'problematic' merger-law guidance

By James Panichi ( May 21, 2025, 07:10 GMT | Insight) -- Tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta Platforms have slammed as “problematic” merger-law guidance issued by the Australian government, which the companies said was unclear about when the laws apply to foreign players. The Business Council of Australia said plans to apply the “carrying on business” wording to the new regime would harm companies with “minimal or no physical presence” in Australia. In separate submission, the Law Council of Australia urged the government to embrace EU definitions to overcome cross-jurisdictional problems.Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta Platforms, along with Sydney-headquartered software giant Atlassian, are among the tech giants that have slammed as “problematic” merger-law guidance issued by the Australian government, which the companies say is unclear about when the laws apply to foreign players....

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