Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the administrative appeal against the Competition Commission decision had become moot after later approval of a settlement removing the disputed clauses.
Decisione estratta
The dispute had lapsed because the respondent accepted the contested measures under a later, final settlement approval, leaving no remaining live controversy.
Motivazione estratta
The later unchallenged approval decision incorporated the settlement and rendered the original contested order obsolete. The public authorities' remaining interest in clarifying procedural questions could not keep the concrete dispute alive.