DOSSIER / MECHANISMMECHANISM · STATUTORY SWITCH
The exceptional circumstances declaration
Status Live, and unseen
A ministerial declaration that unlocks a fast track under which the ACCC may authorise coordination between competitors without the public benefit test, backdated as far as 1 April 2026, with the authorisation reaching the public register only after the declaration ends.
- Last on record
- 2026-09
- Named in
- 2 articles
- Across
- 2 cases
Named in 2 articles across 2 cases 9 connections: companies 1, mechanisms 1, regulators and bodies 3, agencies and departments 3, people 1
Tracked in the model
2 cited
Named across 2 articles and 2 cases.
Fig. 01 / Where this name appears
Fig. 01Source: article scan · every article naming itAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled
Fig. 02 / Named together
Fig. 02Source: article scan · articles naming bothAs of 2026‑09Auto-assembled
02 / Connected in the graph
Companies 1
OpenAICOMPANY · AI · 1Mechanisms 1
Sunset ClausesMECHANISM · SAFEGUARD THEATRE · 1Regulators & bodies 3
The ACCCFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1The OAICFEDERAL REGULATOR · 1Cyber Security NSWACTOR · BODY · 1Agencies & departments 3
Services AustraliaACTOR · AGENCY · 1The ASDACTOR · AGENCY · 1PM&CACTOR · DEPARTMENT · 1People 1
Jim ChalmersPERSON · TREASURER · 103 / The evidence chain
The Cartel Switch
01Thirteen days, pointed backwardsTHE CARTEL SWITCH · The Reporting Rort
02Nobody has to tellTHE REPORTING RORT ·