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Media regulation and the media revolution
In this speech to the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s annual conference, Graeme Samuel discusses the question of whether technological change is making many of our existing concerns about media regulation irrelevant.
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The new enforcement regime: changing priorities, processes and legislative powers
In this speech at the University of South Australia Trade Practices Workshop, the ACCC chair Graeme Samuel argues that a culture of compliance with the Trade Practices Act is be an optional extra, but an essential element of doing business.
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Media ownership and convergence
We are at a point in time where technological change and convergence could once again change the way consumers access news, information and entertainment, argues the ACCC chair, Graeme Samuel, in this address to the Melbourne Press Club Journalism 2005 Conference. Released 26 August 2005
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The telecommunications and media revolution
Speech by ACCC chair, Graeme Samuel, to the National Press Club, Canberra. We are in the midst of a technological revolution which threatens to make the introduction of television look like a mere blip in the evolution of distribution of news, information and entertainment. The question for regulators and government alike is do these technological...
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Cartels, criminal penalties and the leniency policy
Speech by ACCC chair, Graeme Samuel, to the International Competition Enforcement Conference, Tokyo. Cartel activity will not be deterred if the potential penalties are perceived by firms and their executives to be outweighed by the potential rewards. Under Australia's existing penalty regime, there was a real danger that, at least for some of the bigger...