Conferences

The eleventh ACCC Regulatory Conference will be held on Thursday 29th and Friday 30th July 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. The theme for the conference is Market Structures Revisited. This theme allows us to take another look at the pros and cons of vertical integration...

Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth. Topics include: consumer rights; avoiding scams and rip-offs; refund and warranty rights; credit and wealth creation schemes; and mobile phone and internet traps.

The eighth regulatory conference will be held at the Hyatt Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. The theme for this year’s conference is the 'Evolution of regulation'.

Program and presentations.

ACCC and Jewellery Association of Australia Ltd to conduct series of industry education seminars on ACCC Guidelines for Advertising and Promotion in the Jewellery Industry - register now!

The sixth ACCC regulatory conference was held at the ANA/Holiday Inn Hotel on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. The theme of the conference was the relationship between essential facilities and downstream markets.

The ACCC has brought together the world’s leading anti-cartel enforcers to discuss the latest techniques in detecting, investigating and taking action against cartels.

The theme of this year's conference is "evaluating the effectiveness of regulation".

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be holding a workshop in relation to the Discussion Paper 2003—Review of the Draft Statement of Principles for the Regulation of Transmission Revenues.

The electricity transmission network pricing conference was jointly organised by the ACCC and the University of Melbourne to facilitate the debate regarding network pricing arrangements and nodal pricing options in particular.

The conference was aimed at facilitating discussion on issues relating to international competition policy and law and establishing greater cooperation between competition agencies and regulators in the region.

The theme sessions will be about the electricity market, the economics of wine, the supply and use of water, fiscal equalisation, the Japanese economy, international trade in services and microeconomic reform.

The outcomes, trends and developments in the public enforcement of Australian, US and UK competition and consumer protection laws.

The key focus is on regulatory issues of national significance, focusing on "regulating for efficiency and competition".

Overseas and Australian regulatory approaches; Developments in best practice regulation and specific industry issues.

The conference will provide a unique opportunity to hear from leading international consumer protection practitioners on key issues facing consumers, businesses and regulators in a global economy.

Authorisation of amendments to the National Electricity Code; Changes to bidding and rebidding rules (Nos A90797, A90798, A90799); Pre-determination conference.

The conference was held to educate business about consumer expectations and regulator requirements.

The conference is being held to enhance the transparency of the regulatory process the ACCC.

The primary objective of the conference was to discuss the consumer issues surrounding global and electronic commerce.