Tougher penalties for anti-competitive mergers is the other aspect that I wish to comment on. Another important way that the Act protects the competitive process is through its prohibition against anti-competitive mergers or acquisitions. For this prohibition to be effective, it needs to be able to deter entities that may benefit significantly, in commercial terms, from the merger. The bill ensures this can happen by increasing the monetary penalty the courts can impose if entities are found to have contravened the prohibition. The Act increases the monetary penalty that courts can impose, to be in the order of $10 million.