This paper by Stephen King was a background paper for a presentation to a session of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) / Australian Energy Regulator (AER) Regulatory Conference on 29 July 2021.

The paper considers the case for a new Part IIIB of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) but finds it is a solution in search of a problem.

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