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Australian antitrust regulator, competition tribunal gear up for new merger regime

By Saloni Sinha ( July 9, 2025, 07:25 GMT | Insight) -- While Australia’s mandatory, suspensory merger regime came into effect on a voluntary basis from July 1, the country’s competition regulator is continuing to update its guidance designed to help businesses manage the new rules. In an update published today, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission outlined how businesses can contact the regulator regarding mergers and acquisitions during the transition period, ahead of the new merger regime taking full effect on Jan. 1, 2026. While Australia’s mandatory, suspensory merger regime came into effect on a voluntary basis from July 1, the country’s competition regulator is continuing to update its guidance designed to help businesses manage the new rules....

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