ACCC accepts court-enforceable undertakings from hotelier in Ayr.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 2007-AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION: ACCC accepts court-enforceable undertakings from hotelier in Ayr(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03082007 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from a hotelier in Ayr who attempted to fix prices with other hoteliers in the town.

Jordan Tatum Enterprises Pty Ltd (JTE) is the proprietor of the Burdekin Hotel in Ayr, North Queensland. Ayr is situated approximately an hour south of Townsville. Mr Nathan Hunt, director of JTE and manager of the Burdekin Hotel, arranged a meeting with five other hoteliers in Ayr to attempt to reach agreement on the price of various over-the-bar alcoholic beverages. Although no agreement...