Australia: Federal Court issued order requiring Google to pay AUD 55 million over anti-competitive agreements pertaining to pre-installed search engines on Android devices
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Federal Court issued order requiring Google to pay AUD 55 million over anti-competitive agreements pertaining to pre-installed search engines on Android devices
On 2 December 2025, the Australian Federal Court ordered Google to pay a penalty of AUD 55 million following the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) investigation over anti-competitive agreements involving the pre-installation of…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2024-07-02
under deliberation
2024-08-12
under deliberation
2025-08-18
under investigation