A secondary boycott is an attempt to influence the actions of one business by exerting pressure on another related business through the marketplace. An example was when environmental groups pressured the ANZ Bank to withhold finance for a pulp mill proposed by one of its customers, Gunns Ltd, on the grounds that the development would allegedly have serious environmental impacts. Under the Competition and Consumer Affairs Act 2010 (the Act), secondary boycotts of Australian companies, aimed at r…
