Original article by Ben Butler
The Australian – Page: 17 & 20 : 11-Jul-17

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will challenge the Competition Tribunal’s decision to approve the $A11bn merger between Tabcorp and Tatts Group. The ACCC has argued in the Federal Court that the tribunal made three legal errors in approving the deal. Amongst other things, it claims that the tribunal only considered whether the merger would be detrimental if it resulted in a "substantial" lessening of competition. The ACCC is of the view that the tribunal should have considered whether there would be any lessening of competition.

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TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, TATTS GROUP LIMITED – ASX TTS, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. COMPETITION TRIBUNAL, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, PACIFIC BRANDS LIMITED