18 Quotes by Graeme Samuel

Our primary concern had always been and clearly stated to be that east-west route and if Toll took over Patrick it would then have 100% of Pacific National.

The ACCC maintains that regardless of a creditor having a potential further right of access to the courts, the Trade Practices Act 1974 precludes the creditor from misleading consumers about their rights when pursuing the debt in the meantime by claiming or suggesting it is entitled to the outstanding monies.

The ACCC is not satisfied, at this stage, that the terms and conditions of those undertakings are reasonable.

This year's report shows that prices have continued to increase in 2004-05, although to a lesser extent than those increases experienced over 2000-01 to 2002-03.

We are carefully considering the material before us and expect to determine in a matter of weeks whether or not we will issue a competition notice to Telstra.

The moment someone steps in to regulate the price of petrol, we end up paying more.

As a consequence, the ACCC proposes to withdraw its opposition to the acquisition.

Although Toll did offer undertakings relating to rail, the information available indicated to the ACCC that these undertakings were not sufficient to address the competition concerns.

A merger of the second and third largest suppliers of architectural and decorative paint has the potential to lead to a significant reduction in competition and increased prices.