The code is designed to encourage the co-location of facilities, where reasonably practicable, and promote competition by facilitating the entry of new mobile and fixed line operators. This publica...
Published: 30th October 1999.
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You have legal rights when dealing with sales agents at your door.
If what’s on offer is valued at over $100 (or the value can’t be determined when the offer is made), the agent must follow r...
Published: 17th August 2012.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has prepared this guide to assist designers, manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retailers and hire companies understand, organise and u...
Published: 21st June 2011.
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This guide has been designed to assist businesses, legal practitioners and consumer advocates understand the new unfair contract terms laws. The purpose of the guide is to explain the unfair contra...
This guide has been designed to assist businesses, legal practitioners and consumer advocates understand the new unfair contract terms laws. The purpose of the guide is to explain the unfair contra...
This document provides information to Part 6 operators on the information to be included in a pricing application submitted to the ACCC under the Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules.
Advice to the Australian, New South Wales, South Australian and Victorian governments
On 21 June 2006 the Australian Government requested that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...
ACCC budget papers are held on the Commonwealth budget website. You will find them at http://www.budget.gov.au/
2008-2009 paper
2007-2008 paper
2006-2007 paper
2005-2006 paper
2004-2005 pa...
This policy deals with the ACCC's position in relation to immunity or leniency in circumstances flowing from cooperations in enforcement matters. The policy is expressed in terms of flexible guidel...
Published: 31st July 2002.
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The ACCC ejournal is no longer produced as an online publication. It has been superceeded by ACCCount and ACCC Update
Hard copy journal back issues (1 to 49) are available for $10 each.
The ACCC has updated the guide that outlines its approach to enforcing the Water Market Rules 2009 and the Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules 2009 (the rules). The ACCC updated the guide to refl...
On 8 February 2008, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs requested that the ACCC undertake an analysis of fertiliser prices, particularly the reasons for...
The ACCC immunity policy for cartel conduct was revised in July 2009. This policy provides greater certainty for immunity applicants so that the ACCC is better able to detect and break up hard-core...
These guidelines set out the factors the ACCC will consider when assessing whether to intervene in private court proceedings instituted under the Trade Practices Act.
In April 2010, a range of consumer protection and fair trading reforms came into effect. These reforms form part of the move towards a single national law, the Australian Consumer Law.
This document sets out the ACCC's proposed approach for how prices will be approved or determined under Part 6 and Part 7 of the Water Charge (Infrastructure) Rules.
DL booklet. This charter sets out the standards of service the public may expect from the ACCC and the steps they may take if these standards are not met.
Published: 22nd July 2005.
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Topics addressed by the ACCC in its submission to the review of the Trade Practices Act include:
the introduction of criminal sanctions for cartels
an effects test and cease and desist power to co...
This publication contains two reports:
Report 1 Telecommunications competitive safeguards for 2010–11
Report 2 Changes in the prices paid for telecommunications services in Australia 2010–11
Annual report for the year 2000-01 to the minister containing three reports: competitive safeguards; changes in the prices paid for services in Australia; and Telstra's compliance with the price co...
Published: 30th April 2002.
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Annual report for the year 2001-02 to the minister containing three reports: competitive safeguards; changes in the prices paid for services in Australia; and Telstra's compliance with the price co...
Published: 19th August 2003.
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Annual report for the year 2002-03 to the minister containing three reports: competitive safeguards; changes in the prices paid for services in Australia; and Telstra's compliance with the price co...
Published: 17th June 2004.
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Books x 2, B5: Annual report for the year 2003-04 to the minister containing three reports: competitive safeguards; changes in the prices paid for services in Australia; and Telstra's compliance wi...
Published: 17th March 2005.
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Under Part XIB, Division 11, sub-section 151CL(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is required to provide the Minister for Communications, ...
Under Part XIB, Division 11, s. 151CL(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is required to provide the Minister for Communications, Informati...
Published: 23rd May 2007.
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Under Part XIB, Division 11, s. 151CL(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is required to provide the Minister for Broadband, Communications...
Published: 18th June 2008.
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Under Part XIB, Division 11, s. 151CL(1) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is required to provide the Minister for Broadband, Communications...
Published: 16th June 2009.
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This publication contains two reports:
Report 1 Telecommunications competitive safeguards for 2008–09
Report 2 Changes in prices paid for telecommunications services in Australia, 2008–09
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This publication contains two reports:
Report 1 Telecommunications competitive safeguards for 2009–10
Report 2 Changes in the prices paid for telecommunications services in Australia 2...
This issue of ACCC update covers issues such as the Australian Energy Regulator, fair trading in the jewellery industry, cartel policy, product safety and much more.
Topics covered include the TPA review, safety of products sold over the internet, price fixing and cartels, mergers, pyramid schemes, misleading advertising, the ACCC's Professions Unit and lenienc...
Published: 30th June 2002.
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The health sector, including professional providers, professional associations, health funds and private hospitals, is not immune from the Trade Practices Act. ACCC Update takes a look at what the ...
The power to ban the sale of unsafe goods and declare national consumer product standards was established in 1977 by amendments to the Trade Practices Act. The ACCC is responsible for ensuring supp...
This issue of ACCC update is targeted at consumers. It explains how the Trade Practices Act protects consumers and what the ACCC can do to help. It examines e-commerce from the consumer's point of ...
Published: 31st July 2004.
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This issue of ACCC update contains information for consumers and businesses on what the ACCC considers to be acceptable and unacceptable pricing practices.
Published: 8th August 2005.
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This small business issue of ACCC update includes topics such as what small businesses should know about cartels, the ACCC's new streamlined collective bargaining processes for small business and m...
Published: 6th June 2006.
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Franchising is one of the stars in Australia's booming economy, and continues to draw attention as one of the most successful ways for small businesses to compete in the marketplace. This editi...
Published: 9th November 2006.
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In this edition of ACCC update we take a look at how the changes to the Trade Practices Act 1974 could affect the different corners of Australia's business community, and what is still on...
Published: 7th May 2007.
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This edition of ACCC update takes a look at some of the issues heating up as we head towards the end of the year, including the petrol pricing cycle and the nation's broadband infrastruct...
Published: 7th November 2007.
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This edition of ACCC update looks at some types of unlawful behaviour that never seem to go away. The perpetrators keep finding new ways to package or present themselves to the unwary.
Illega...
Published: 20th April 2012.
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This edition of Update reports on both the upside and the downside of the digital economy, and what the ACCC is doing to ensure that the digital economy delivers the benefits it promises and to ens...
Published: 25th July 2012.
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This issue clarifies the legal rights and responsibilities of businesses that have websites. Businesses are often unaware of how the legal obligations of disclosure and business practice translate ...
E-businesses must be wary of being so enthusiastic about market leadership or profits that they pay insufficient attention to integrity and the law. This issue's lead story covers the growth of B2B...
This issue is primarily on how utilities reform affects consumers. However, it also looks at what is thought of as the more important aspects of consumer protection work and the matt...
This latest edition of Update provides another snapshot of just some of our activities, including a special series of reports on one of our key roles under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (th...
This edition of ACCC update looks at the ACCC’s recently established responsibilities in the areas of water trading and at some of the issues the ACCC is being asked to consider as it prepares to...
Published: 15th September 2008.
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This edition of ACCC update explores the possible impact of the global financial crisis on Australia's long-term competitiveness and the need to respond to immediate concerns wh...
Published: 8th May 2009.
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This edition of ACCC update looks at some of the issues surrounding mobile phones—including the hidden costs of mobile downloads, calling-card rip-offs and expensive global roaming—cartels and ...
This edition of ACCC update examines the 'quiet revolution' under way in Australian consumer law—including the Australian Consumer Law and the introduction of unit pricing (and Unit Man).
Published: 24th November 2009.
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This edition of ACCC update examines rising energy prices and takes you inside the Australian Energy Regulator. Other articles focus on the expanding role of the ACCC, how decisions on mergers are ...
Published: 6th April 2010.
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Update – news from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
October 2010 – ‘Dollars and Sense’
Money, Money, Money. The ACCC is involved at all levels every day in the business ...
Published: 6th December 2010.
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In this edition of Update it is an end of an era, farewell Graeme Samuel. After eight years in the Chairman's seat, Graeme Samuel reflects on the achievements over that time and looks to the c...
The ACCC has had some significant changes: a new Chairman, Rod Sims; the new Australian Consumer Law; and preparation for a fair and competitive market in the communications sector, particularly ar...
Published: 20th December 2011.
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The ACCC is required to provide the minister (currently the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) with reports on the results of its monitoring, consistent wi...
Published: 27th April 2011.
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The ACCC is required to provide the minister (currently the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) with reports on the results of its monitoring, consisten...
Published: 26th April 2012.
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Published: 21st February 2012.
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ACCCount is a quarterly report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's activities.
To subscribe to future issues of ACCCount select Email me if these serials are updated on ...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international in...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involveme...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international ...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international in...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount 1 January to 31 March 2011 Date published 19 th May 2011 ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger revi...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international in...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and internation...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international in...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and internation...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involveme...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involveme...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
ACCCount details the ACCC's activities in the enforcement of the Trade Practices Act 1974, merger reviews, compliance actions, adjudication issues, economic regulation and international involvement...
This guideline sets out the general policy of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Energy Regulator on the collection, use and disclosure of information.
The purpo...
Published: 23rd October 2008.
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This guide is in the process of being updated. Until a new guide is issued, users should take particular care and seek confirmation from the ACCC before placing any reliance on any particular part ...
The ACCC must create and maintain several public registers under the legislation it administers: the Trade Practices Act 1974 and the Prices Surveillance Act 1983. It also maintains some 'volu...
This publication is currently being updated.
Honest advertising and selling practices benefit small businesses and consumers alike. Enterprising small businesses should be able to prosper on the ...
The 2009–11 strategic plan and work program sets out our corporate goals and priorities, as well as our expected work program, for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011.
Published: 13th July 2009.
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This report sets out the AER’s corporate priorities and expected work program for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
The AER operates under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth). Ou...
This report sets out the AER’s corporate priorities and expected work program for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.
The AER operates under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth). ...
This report presents the results of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's price and quality of service monitoring, financial reporting and airport car parking monitoring for Adelaide...
This report presents the results of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's price, financial reporting and quality of service monitoring for aeronautical services and airport car parki...
This report provides the results of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's monitoring of prices and quality of aeronautical services at Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne...
In regulating airports the ACCC reports annually on airport accounts, quality of service, prices monitoring and price cap compliance for airports that have been leased by the government—Brisbane,...
In regulating airports the ACCC reports annually on airport accounts, quality of service, prices monitoring, and price cap compliance for airports that have been leased by the government. The 2000-...
In regulating airports the ACCC reports annually on airport accounts, quality of service, prices monitoring, and price cap compliance for airports that have been leased by the government—Brisbane...
In regulating airports the ACCC reports annually on airport accounts, quality of service, prices monitoring and price cap compliance for airports that have been leased by the government. The ACCC b...
In regulating airports the ACCC reports annually on airport accounts, quality of service, prices monitoring and price cap compliance for airports that have been leased by the government—Brisbane,...
This report provides information on the prices, costs and profits at the following seven price-monitored airports for the 2004–05 financial year:
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canber...
This report provides information on the prices, costs and profits of the Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney airports for 2005–06.
An overview of the Oilcode for fuel resellers who buy and onsell declared petroleum products in the petroleum retail industry. Fuel resellers can include distributors, retailers, franchisees, commi...
This revised information paper discusses issues relating to the operation of the competition rule and the competition notice regime set out in Part XIB of the Trade Practices Act. In particular, it...
New laws prohibiting anti-competitive price signalling and information disclosures came into effect on 6 June 2012. The new provisions in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 initially apply only ...
This paper examines the relationship between intellectual property rights and the Trade Practices Act 1974 .
Important notice
Please see the attached important notice about changes to the Trade P...
Under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), mandatory consumer product safety standards (also known as mandatory standards) are introduced when considered reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce the...
On 22 June 2007 the ACCC made its final determination and issued its statement of reasons for an access dispute between Services Sydney Pty Limited (Services Sydney) and Sydney Water Corporation Li...
Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974) establishes a legal regime to facilitate third party access to certain services provided by means of signi...
Part IIIA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974) establishes a legal regime to facilitate third party access to certain services provided by means of signi...
Australia Post provides reserved and non-reserved services to Australian businesses and the public. Reserved services are those services in which Australia Post has a statutory monopoly; non-reserv...
This report presents the results of the ACCC’s analysis of Australia Post for the 2005–06 financial year to determine whether it is cross-subsidising from its reserved services to its non...
This report presents the results of the ACCC’s analysis of Australia Post for the 2006–07 financial year to determine whether it is cross-subsidising from its reserved services to its non-reser...
Each year the ACCC issues a report on its analysis of Australia Post's regulatory accounts for the preceding year, to determine whether Australia Post has used revenue from its reserved services to...
This report presents the results of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) analysis of Australia Post’s regulatory accounts for the 2008–09 financial year to determin...
This report presents the results of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) analysis of Australia Post’s regulatory accounts for the 2009–10 financial year to determin...
The ACCC has a role under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 (APCA) to assess whether Australia Post is cross-subsidising its non-reserved services (generally, services it provides in compe...
The ACCC has conducted a review of the tying of petrol discounts to grocery sales by both Coles Myer Ltd and Woolworths Limited. It found that the introduction of the shopper docket schemes has enc...
The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) commenced on 1 January 2011. Under the ACL, consumers will have the same protections and expectations about business conduct no matter where they are in Australia....
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 allows businesses to obtain protection from legal action in certain circumstances for conduct that might otherwise raise concerns under the competition pr...
In certain circumstances the ACCC can grant immunity from legal action for anti-competitive conduct. Businesses may obtain immunity by applying for an ‘authorisation’ or submitting a ‘notific...
Amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974 have introduced provisions prohibiting cartel conduct, establishing both civil and criminal penalties.
The authorisation and collective bargaining n...
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (the Act) contains civil prohibitions against anti-competitive price signalling and information disclosures. These provisions came into effect on 6 June 2012 a...
The Avoiding unfair business practices guide covers misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, false or misleading representations and related offences, information standards and coun...
