The new committee will be chaired by an ACCC commissioner.

Company plans to load 225,000 tonnes of grain per year through Patrick Stevedoring.

ACCC exemption from port code paves way for Cargill to load 250,000 tonnes of wheat per year from Port Adelaide.

It will examine potential breaches of the Competition and Consumer Act.

The draft may exempt Patrick Stevedoring from complying with parts of the port access code.

Keogh has experience in the agriculture sector.

The regulator needs more time to consider issues raised by market participants.

The final decision is expected to be made on Feb. 18.

Australian regulators will issue their final decision on the deal Dec. 17.

ACCC has raised antitrust concerns over Brookfield’s proposal to purchase Asciano’s rail network.