{"id":839,"date":"2017-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.findingsimple.com\/au\/resources\/resource\/competition-law-changes-force-6-november-2017-guide\/"},"modified":"2020-06-23T01:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T01:49:42","slug":"competition-law-changes-force-6-november-2017-guide","status":"publish","type":"insight_resource","link":"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/resources\/resource\/competition-law-changes-force-6-november-2017-guide","title":{"rendered":"Competition Law Changes in Force From 6 November 2017 [Legal Update]"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6297\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/practical-law-competition-proposed-changes-australian-consumer-law-v2_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6297 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/insight.thomsonreuters.com.au\/legal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/06\/practical-law-competition-proposed-changes-australian-consumer-law-v2_cover.jpg\" alt=\"Competition law changes in force from 6 November 2017: A legal update from Practical Law Australia Competition and Consumer Protection\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Competition law changes in force from 6 November 2017: A legal update from Practical Law Australia Competition and Consumer Protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"intro-paragraph\">After over 20 years of debate and governmental reviews, and over 2.5 years after the most recent reform recommendations, major competition law changes were specially proclaimed to commence on 6 November 2017. The new guidelines, forms and related regulations required have not yet been finalised.<\/p>\n<p>Download this legal update by the <a href=\"http:\/\/legal.thomsonreuters.com.au\/products\/practical-law\/practice-areas\/competition-consumer-protection.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Practical Law Australia Competition and Consumer Protection<\/a> team for a quick overview of everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/images.connect.thomsonreuters.com.au\/Web\/TRLegalAU\/{8b4498d1-d745-44ba-aec3-0126e21f7bfb}_practical-law-competition-changing-laws-legal-update_thomson-reuters-australia.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary\">Download Legal Update<\/a><\/p>`<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/legal.thomsonreuters.com.au\/products\/practical-law\/practice-areas\/competition-consumer-protection.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Practical Law Australia Competition and Consumer Protection<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0provides detailed guidance on this complex, dynamic area of the law. 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