Compliance and enforcement policy

Policy purpose

This policy sets out the principles adopted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to achieve compliance with the law, and outlines the ACCC’s enforcement powers, functions, priorities, strategies and regime.


ACCC jurisdiction and available enforcement options
The ACCC is Australia’s peak consumer protection and competition agency. The ACCC is an independent statutory government authority serving the public interest. Most of the ACCC’s enforcement work is conducted under the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

Principles and approaches underlying this policy
The ACCC exercises its enforcement powers independently in the public interest with integrity and professionalism and without fear, favour or bias.

ACCC compliance and enforcement strategy
To achieve its compliance objectives the ACCC employs three flexible and integrated strategies

Compliance and enforcement policy
The purpose of the Compliance and enforcement policy is to set out the principles adopted by the  Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to achieve compliance with the law and to ...
Published: 20th February 2012. Electronic: free.

Enforcement activities

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