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ACCC v Air New Zealand Ltd

Air New Zealand Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2017] HCA 21; (2017) 262 CLR 207

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2017

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

For the purposes of the price-fixing/competition provisions of the Trade Practices Act, a 'market in Australia' may exist even where the relevant contracts are made and the services commence overseas, provided the rivalrous interplay of supply and demand is directed at and substitutable for Australian customers and is relevantly located in Australia.

Area of Law

competition

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