Competition Act 2010 and MyCC Compliance
The Competition Act 2010 operates on two prohibitions: agreements between competitors that distort competition, and the abuse of a dominant market position. Both carry penalties calculated against worldwide turnover for the period of the infringement, and both are investigated by the Malaysia Competition Commission with powers that include unannounced inspections and compulsory information requests. The risk for most organisations is not deliberate cartel conduct; it is an ordinary trade association meeting, a casual conversation with a competitor, or a dominant supplier's commercial terms crossing a line nobody in the room thought they were near.
This one-day programme teaches the Act at the level a commercial, sales or legal team actually needs: what the two prohibitions catch, how MyCC defines a relevant market and dominance, what an investigation looks like from the inside, and the leniency programme available to a cartel participant who comes forward first. It closes with a scenario workshop on recognising red flags in real situations rather than only reciting the statute. Orbix is an independent training provider and has no role in MyCC's investigation or enforcement process.
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Programme Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Programme Overview
Introduction to the session, objectives, and housekeeping.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
The Two Prohibitions
Anti-competitive agreements under the first prohibition, including price-fixing, market and customer allocation, bid-rigging and the exchange of competitively sensitive information between competitors, and abuse of a dominant position under the second prohibition, including the kinds of conduct a dominant firm cannot rely on even when a smaller firm could.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Defining the Market and Dominance
How MyCC defines a relevant market for the purpose of assessing an agreement or conduct, the factors that go into a dominance assessment, and why the same conduct can be lawful for one firm and unlawful for another depending on market position.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Trade Associations and Information Exchange
Why trade association meetings are a recurring source of competition risk, the difference between legitimate industry benchmarking and unlawful information exchange, and practical participation rules for anyone attending an industry body meeting on the organisation's behalf.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
MyCC's Investigation Powers and Process
MyCC's power to conduct unannounced inspections, compulsory information and document requests, and what a dawn raid or a formal information request actually looks like from inside the organisation, including the immediate steps staff should and should not take.
2:20 PM - 3:15 PM
Leniency, Penalties and Enforcement Outcomes
The leniency and whistleblower-style programme available to a cartel participant who reports first, how penalties are calculated against worldwide turnover for the infringement period, and the range of outcomes from a MyCC enforcement decision, including commitments and financial penalties.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Scenario Workshop: Red Flags in the Room
Participants work through realistic scenarios, a trade association sideline conversation, a joint pricing proposal from a competitor, a dominant supplier's exclusivity terms, and practise recognising the point at which each one needs to be stopped and escalated.
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Q&A
Key takeaways, next steps, and close.
Key Outcomes
- Explain the two prohibitions under the Competition Act 2010 and what each actually catches
- Describe how MyCC defines a relevant market and assesses dominance
- Recognise unlawful information exchange in a trade association or industry setting
- Describe MyCC's investigation powers and the correct immediate response to one
- Explain the leniency programme and how penalties are calculated
- Identify competition law red flags in realistic commercial scenarios and know when to escalate
Training Mode Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning
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Level Foundation to intermediate. For legal, compliance, sales, commercial and senior management, particularly in concentrated industries or those with active trade associations.
Duration 1 Day (8 Hours) | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue In-house at the client's premises, or delivered via the client's preferred platform (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or equivalent)
Assessment A scenario-based red flag workshop, plus a written knowledge check
Certificate Certificate of Completion issued to all participants upon full attendance