Gas services company ran ‘cartel’, court finds

News.com.au - 17/04
The boss of a Queensland oil and gas services company ran a cartel as he illegally tried to rig contracts, the Federal Court has found.

The boss of a Queensland oil and gas services company ran a cartel as he illegally tried to rig contracts, the Federal Court has found.

Qteq executive chairman Simon Ashton tried to pull suppliers into cartel arrangements five times between 2017 and 2019, the competition watchdog said on Thursday, citing an unreleased Federal Court decision.

“Cartels are the most fundamental attack on competition in our...
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