fyi.mergers.defs

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appeal object

A review of an ACCC determination outside the ACCC - a merits review in the Australian Competition Tribunal, or a judicial review in the Federal Court.

Properties

applicant string Optional

No description available.

maxLength: 1000 bytesmaxGraphemes: 100 graphemes
caseNumber string Optional

The forum's own matter number (e.g. "ACT 1 of 2026", "NSD1310/2026").

maxLength: 64 bytes
caseUrl string uri Optional

A valid URI.

filedOn string Optional

Date the application was filed, as YYYY-MM-DD.

maxLength: 10 bytes
forum string Required

No description available.

maxLength: 64 bytes
Known values: australian-competition-tribunal, federal-court-of-australia
outcome string Optional

Result once the review has concluded. Absent while it is on foot.

maxLength: 1000 bytesmaxGraphemes: 100 graphemes
status string Optional

No description available.

maxLength: 32 bytes
Known values: current, concluded
View raw schema
{
  "description": "A review of an ACCC determination outside the ACCC - a merits review in the Australian Competition Tribunal, or a judicial review in the Federal Court.",
  "properties": {
    "applicant": {
      "maxGraphemes": 100,
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "caseNumber": {
      "description": "The forum's own matter number (e.g. \"ACT 1 of 2026\", \"NSD1310/2026\").",
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "caseUrl": {
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "filedOn": {
      "description": "Date the application was filed, as YYYY-MM-DD.",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "forum": {
      "knownValues": [
        "australian-competition-tribunal",
        "federal-court-of-australia"
      ],
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "outcome": {
      "description": "Result once the review has concluded. Absent while it is on foot.",
      "maxGraphemes": 100,
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "knownValues": [
        "current",
        "concluded"
      ],
      "maxLength": 32,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "forum"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
determination object

A determination the ACCC made on a matter. A matter can carry more than one: a phase 1 referral to phase 2 is itself a determination, and is followed by a phase 2 determination, which a public benefit determination can follow in turn if the parties apply for one.

Properties

decidedOn string Optional

Date of the determination as YYYY-MM-DD. A date rather than a timestamp because that is all the register publishes.

maxLength: 10 bytes
documentUrl string uri Optional

The determination document on the ACCC register.

outcome string Required

Outcome as the register labels it. The register records a conditional clearance as a plain "Approved" and carries the conditions separately - see withConditions.

maxLength: 64 bytes
Known values: Approved, Not approved, Declined, Not opposed, Referred to phase 2
phase string Optional

No description available.

maxLength: 64 bytes
Known values: Waiver application, Phase 1 - initial assessment, Phase 2 - detailed assessment, Public benefit phase
withConditions boolean Optional

Whether the clearance carries conditions. Derived from the determination document, not a field the ACCC publishes.

View raw schema
{
  "description": "A determination the ACCC made on a matter. A matter can carry more than one: a phase 1 referral to phase 2 is itself a determination, and is followed by a phase 2 determination, which a public benefit determination can follow in turn if the parties apply for one.",
  "properties": {
    "decidedOn": {
      "description": "Date of the determination as YYYY-MM-DD. A date rather than a timestamp because that is all the register publishes.",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "documentUrl": {
      "description": "The determination document on the ACCC register.",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "outcome": {
      "description": "Outcome as the register labels it. The register records a conditional clearance as a plain \"Approved\" and carries the conditions separately - see withConditions.",
      "knownValues": [
        "Approved",
        "Not approved",
        "Declined",
        "Not opposed",
        "Referred to phase 2"
      ],
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "phase": {
      "knownValues": [
        "Waiver application",
        "Phase 1 - initial assessment",
        "Phase 2 - detailed assessment",
        "Public benefit phase"
      ],
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "withConditions": {
      "description": "Whether the clearance carries conditions. Derived from the determination document, not a field the ACCC publishes.",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "outcome"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
event object

One dated entry from the matter's "Decisions and key events" timeline.

Properties

date string Required

Date of the event as YYYY-MM-DD.

maxLength: 10 bytes
documentUrl string uri Optional

Document published with the event, on the ACCC register or the Australian Competition Tribunal's site.

kind string Optional

Classification applied by mergers.fyi, not by the ACCC.

maxLength: 64 bytes
Known values: notification, questionnaire, competition-concerns-notice, phase-2-referral, public-benefit-application, public-benefit-assessment, timeline-extension, remedy-offer, undertaking, determination, appeal, other
phase string Optional

Phase the event falls in. A shorter vocabulary than a matter's phase, because it is the label the register puts on the timeline entry itself.

maxLength: 64 bytes
Known values: Waiver, Phase 1, Phase 2, Public benefit
title string Required

No description available.

maxLength: 5000 bytesmaxGraphemes: 500 graphemes
View raw schema
{
  "description": "One dated entry from the matter's \"Decisions and key events\" timeline.",
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "description": "Date of the event as YYYY-MM-DD.",
      "maxLength": 10,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "documentUrl": {
      "description": "Document published with the event, on the ACCC register or the Australian Competition Tribunal's site.",
      "format": "uri",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "kind": {
      "description": "Classification applied by mergers.fyi, not by the ACCC.",
      "knownValues": [
        "notification",
        "questionnaire",
        "competition-concerns-notice",
        "phase-2-referral",
        "public-benefit-application",
        "public-benefit-assessment",
        "timeline-extension",
        "remedy-offer",
        "undertaking",
        "determination",
        "appeal",
        "other"
      ],
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "phase": {
      "description": "Phase the event falls in. A shorter vocabulary than a matter's phase, because it is the label the register puts on the timeline entry itself.",
      "knownValues": [
        "Waiver",
        "Phase 1",
        "Phase 2",
        "Public benefit"
      ],
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "title": {
      "maxGraphemes": 500,
      "maxLength": 5000,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "date",
    "title"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
industry object

An ANZSIC 2006 code the ACCC tagged on the matter. Tagged at whatever level the ACCC chose - a division letter, or a 1-4 digit number - and occasionally mistyped on the register. Reproduced as published rather than corrected.

Properties

code string Required

No description available.

maxLength: 16 bytes
name string Optional

No description available.

maxLength: 1000 bytesmaxGraphemes: 100 graphemes
View raw schema
{
  "description": "An ANZSIC 2006 code the ACCC tagged on the matter. Tagged at whatever level the ACCC chose - a division letter, or a 1-4 digit number - and occasionally mistyped on the register. Reproduced as published rather than corrected.",
  "properties": {
    "code": {
      "maxLength": 16,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "maxGraphemes": 100,
      "maxLength": 1000,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "code"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
party object

A business named on a merger matter. Reproduced as the ACCC public register spells it, including its capitalisation.

Properties

identifier string Optional

Company identifier exactly as published, spacing included (e.g. "48 135 315 767").

maxLength: 64 bytes
identifierType string Optional

Kind of company identifier carried in identifier. An open set: the register occasionally publishes others.

maxLength: 32 bytes
Known values: ABN, ACN, ARBN
name string Required

No description available.

maxLength: 3000 bytesmaxGraphemes: 300 graphemes
View raw schema
{
  "description": "A business named on a merger matter. Reproduced as the ACCC public register spells it, including its capitalisation.",
  "properties": {
    "identifier": {
      "description": "Company identifier exactly as published, spacing included (e.g. \"48 135 315 767\").",
      "maxLength": 64,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "identifierType": {
      "description": "Kind of company identifier carried in identifier. An open set: the register occasionally publishes others.",
      "knownValues": [
        "ABN",
        "ACN",
        "ARBN"
      ],
      "maxLength": 32,
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "maxGraphemes": 300,
      "maxLength": 3000,
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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