Section 27 - Orders by Commission after inquiry into agreements or abuse of dominant position

Competition penalties apply to anti competitive agreements and dominant position abuse, with enhanced cartel sanctions and orders to cease conduct.

Where the Commission finds, after inquiry, that an agreement under section 3 or conduct by an enterprise in a dominant position contravenes section 3 or section 4, it may direct discontinuance and non reentry of the agreement or discontinuance of the abuse, impose monetary penalties on each offending party (with a heightened penalty regime for cartels and a prescribed method for determining turnover or income), direct modification of agreements, require compliance with other directions including payment of costs, and pass other orders as it deems fit, including orders against members of a group contributing to the contravention.