Editing Collusion (section)

=== Australia ===

* Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd ([[K Line|K-Line]]) were fined $34.5 million by the Federal Court for engaging in criminal cartel conduct. The court found that K-Line participated in a cartel with other shipping companies to fix prices on the transportation of cars, trucks, and buses to Australia between 2009 and 2012. K-Line pleaded guilty in April 2018 and the fine is the largest ever imposed under the Competition and Consumer Act. The court noted that the penalty should serve as a strong warning to businesses that cartel conduct will not be tolerated and will result in serious consequences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Commission |first=Australian Competition and Consumer |date=2019-08-02 |title=K-Line convicted of criminal cartel conduct and fined $34.5 million |url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/k-line-convicted-of-criminal-cartel-conduct-and-fined-345-million |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.accc.gov.au |language=English}}</ref>
* Between 2004 and 2013, Dr Esra Ogru, the former CEO of an Australian biotech company called Phosphagenics, colluded with two colleagues by using false invoicing and credit card reimbursements to defraud her employer of more than $6.1 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=14-296MR Former CEO and two Melbourne men jailed following theft of millions from Phosphagenics Limited |url=https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2014-releases/14-296mr-former-ceo-and-two-melbourne-men-jailed-following-theft-of-millions-from-phosphagenics-limited/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=asic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Combating collusion - Cartels, Monopolies - Australia |url=https://www.mondaq.com/australia/cartels-monopolies/493088/combating-collusion |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.mondaq.com}}</ref>