The ACCC produces a twice-yearly Small Business in Focus report which provides a summary of the ACCC’s work and activities in the small business sector. You can find the most recent report and previous reports on the ACCC website .
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The ACCC is conducting a review of the Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) program and is seeking views from stakeholders on the program's effectiveness and scoping its future directions, should it be extended beyond its current expiry in June 2021.
As part of the program, we have:...More
The ACCC is conducting an inquiry into markets for tradeable water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin.
We invite you to contribute to the Inquiry by responding to the ACCC's interim report.
Submissions
We encourage you to make a submission in response to the ACCC's interim report...More
The ACCC is preparing a report on app stores, such as the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Examples of popular apps available on app stores include WhatsApp, Snapchat, Uber, and Twitter. The ACCC's report is focused on the competitiveness, efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of...More
The ACCC is preparing a report on app stores, such as the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, focused on their competitiveness, efficiency, transparency and effectiveness.
We are interested in your experiences and views about using app stores.
How to participate ...More
On 25 August 2020, amendments to the Telecommunications Act 1997 came into effect that enable superfast fixed line broadband networks serving residential customers to operate on a functionally separated basis (rather than a structurally separated basis).
In particular, network operators are...More
The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020 (TLA Act) received Royal Assent on 25 May 2020. Among other provisions, it amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) (Telecommunications Act) to enable superfast fixed line broadband networks serving...More
The Competition and Consumer (Consumer Data Right) Rules 2020 (rules) will need to be adapted to accommodate the energy sector.
We seek stakeholder views on the preliminary positions we have taken in this rules framework, to inform our development of rules for applying the Consumer Data...More
Recent developments in the wholesale products offered by NBN Co, which includes offering retail broadband services with speeds in excess of 100 Mbps, has promoted the ACCC to consider updating the Broadband Speed Claims - Industry Guidance (Guidance).
The ACCC is seeking views from...More
The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Act 2020 (TLA Act) received Royal Assent on 25 May 2020. Among other provisions, it amends the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) (Tel Act) to enable superfast fixed line broadband networks serving residential customers to...More
The ACCC is seeking submissions to its discussion paper on agricultural machinery after-sales markets.
We invite farmers, dealers, repairers, industry bodies, manufacturers and other interested stakeholders to make a submission in response to the discussion paper .
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The Competition and Consumer (Industry Code—Electricity Retail) Regulations 2019 (the Code) came into force on 1 July 2019. The Code, as a mandatory industry code under Part IVB of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, is binding on all retailers that supply electricity to small customers in...More
The ACCC is building a Conformance Test Suite (CTS) that will be a key part of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) onboarding process.
The goal of the CTS is to give the ACCC confidence that participants can enter the CDR ecosystem without disruption and are capable of conforming with the Consumer...More
The ACCC is continuing its investigation into button battery safety and considering the options of implementing a mandatory safety and information standard for button batteries and products containing button batteries under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
For the purposes of...More
The ACCC is consulting with stakeholders about their experiences in relation to purchasing, servicing and repairing agricultural machinery.
This survey is open to people who have purchased agricultural machinery in Australia in the last ten years. Other parties with an interest in...More
The ACCC has now concluded its consultation on the Draft Guidelines on Part XICA – Prohibited conduct in the energy market. The public submissions we received are available above.
Part XICA was introduced into the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) following the passing of the ...More
The ACCC is seeking views on our proposed revised timetable for the commencement of consumer data sharing by the non-major Authorised Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs) in the Consumer Data Right (CDR) regime.
We are also seeking feedback on when non-major ADIs intend to participate in the...More
The ACCC has now concluded its initial consultation on Part XICA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA). The public submissions we received are available above.
Part XICA was introduced into the CCA following the passing of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Prohibiting Energy Market...More
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invites you to have your say on the issues and policy options in the consultation paper on the review of the information standard on cosmetics ingredient labelling. The issues in this paper have been briefly summarised below, please refer...More
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invites you to have your say on the issues and policy options in the consultation paper on toys for children up to and including 36 months of age which contain button batteries . The issues in this paper have been briefly summarised...More
The ACCC is hosting a series of public forums in November to hear the views of those engaged in, or affected by, markets for tradeable water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin.
In particular, we invite irrigators, investors, water brokers, service providers facilitating the trading of...More
The ACCC is conducting an inquiry into markets for tradeable water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin.
We invite you to contribute to the Inquiry by responding to the ACCC's Issues Paper and/or by attending a public forum.
Submissions
We encourage you to make a submission in...More
The ACCC seeks your views on its draft guidelines regarding claims in price inquiries under section 95ZN of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
The guidelines provide information about the approach taken by the ACCC in assessing whether to disclose information under section...More
The ACCC's Compliance and Enforcement Policy and Priorities sets out our priority areas for compliance and enforcement activities and lists the primary factors we will consider when deciding to pursue issues or matters.
Feedback from businesses and consumers is invaluable when drafting...More
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invites you to have your say on the issues and policy options in the consultation paper on the review of the mandatory safety standards for portable fire extinguishers.
The ACCC prefers submissions to be provided via the ACCC...More
The ACCC has formed a taskforce to investigate the safety of button batteries and products that contain them. As part of this investigation, the ACCC is seeking information from stakeholders to understand the extent of any market failure in the supply of button battery consumer products and...More
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is considering an application from Humane Farm Animal Care to register a certification trade mark (CTM).
The CTM intends to certify that animal derived products bearing the mark have complied with Humane Farm Animal Care’s...More
The ACCC seeks your views on its draft guidelines about the repeal of subsection 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA).
Prior to its repeal, subsection 51(3) of the CCA provided a limited exemption for some intellectual property-related conduct from some anti-competitive...More
Economic regulation in Australia: Still fit for purpose?
The 2019 ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference will be held at the Sofitel Brisbane Central on Thursday 1 August (commencing at 8:30am) and
Friday 2 August (finishing at 12:30pm, followed by lunch from 12:30-1:30).
The cost to...More
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invites you to have your say on the issues and policy options in the consultation paper on the review of the information standard on care labelling for clothing and textile products. The issues in this paper have been briefly summarised...More