Consultative committees and forums |
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The Committee provides the ACCC with advice on issues affecting consumers that fall within the scope of the Competition and Consumer Act. The HSCC was formed to further strengthen the relationship between the ACCC and health and medical professionals that developed out of the Wilkinson review. The Infrastructure Consultative Committee (ICC) was set up in 2006 to facilitate discussions on the broad issues of infrastructure and infrastructure regulation. The FuelCC was established in 2010 broadly to provide an opportunity for meaningful dialogue between the ACCC, the fuel industry and motoring organisations. The Small Business Consultative Committee was established by the ACCC to provide a forum through which trade practices concerns related to the small business sector could be considered and addressed collaboratively between the sector and the ACCC. The Wholesale Telecommunications Consultative Forum was established in 2012 to discuss operational issues arising during the implementation or operation of Telstra’s structural separation undertaking and Migration Plan. The committee was established by the ACCC to facilitate a more collaborative approach to discussing and resolving issues and concerns in the franchising sector. |