feedSubscribe to our news feeds
Archived Posts Lists

Australian Regulatory Compliance Review
Australian Technology and IP Business
Credit Union and Mutual Law
National Consumer Credit Reform
Personal Property Securities Australia
Longview Business Insights
Australian Private Health Insurers
Wills, Trusts, Super
Mutuals Resource Centre

Resources

Commonwealth legislation
Corporate Governance
Not-for-Profit links
Regulator Links

November 29, 2007

Qantas settles US price fixing claim

As foreshadowed in Qantas’ Annual report, Qantas has announced to the ASX it has entered a Plea Agreement with the US government to settle its liability in the USA resulting from illegal price fixing conduct by its Freight Division involving fuel surcharges.

Qantas has agreed to pay a fine of US$61 million.

BBC News.

UPDATE 15 January 2008: Qantas fined AU$68M (ABC News

Print This Post Print This Post

Posted 29th November 2007 by David Jacobson in Trade Practices