This report explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community. It highlights the cooperative work of the ACCC, other regulators and law enforcement agencies t...
This report explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community. It highlights the cooperative work of the ACCC, other regulators and law enforcement agencies t...
This report explains key trends in scam activity and highlights the impact of scams on the community. It highlights the cooperative work of the ACCC, other regulators and law enforcement agencies t...
Published: 19th March 2012.
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This report surveys price changes from 1995 to 1999 for all services included in the Telstra carrier charges—price control arrangements, notification and disallowance determination 1997—but not...
This annual report combines the Commission’s reporting requirements for the 1999–2000 financial year on competitive safeguards and Telstra’s compliance with the price control arrangements. Th...
Published: 30th April 2001.
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Regulatory arrangements have been restructured to give the ACCC responsibility for competition and economic regulation of telecommunications. Technical regulation rests with the Australian Communic...
Telecommunications services—declaration provisions. A guide to the declaration provisions of part XIC of the Trade Practices Act. This guide sets out the regime under which providers of carriage ...
Published: 31st July 1999.
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Telecommunications carriers and carriage service providers are prohibited from engaging in anti-competitive conduct, as defined by ss. 151AJ and 151AK of the Trade Practices Act. This is known as t...
A report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with the price control arrangements. This report relates to the initial report...
Under s. 151CM(1)(b) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission must report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on th...
Published: 12th March 2009.
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Under s. 151CM(1)(b) of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission must report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on ...
A report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with the price control arrangements. This report relates to the initial report...
A report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with the price control arrangements. This report relates to the initial report...
A report to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with the price control arrangements that apply to it for the first half of t...
Published: 31st October 2006.
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A report to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy on the adequacy of Telstra's compliance with the retail price control arrangements. This report relates to the initial...
Published: 14th March 2012.
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In response to the Reducing fuel price variability report, the Australian government requested the ACCC to continue monitoring and report back by the end of 2002 on the outcomes of the fuel pricing...
Testing a product for compliance with a standard or to substantiate other claims made by the manufacturer requires expertise and great attention to detail. This involves care in product handling, m...
This paper summarises what Dr Darryl Biggar considers to be the fifty most important papers in the field in regulatory economics. An attempt is made to put the paper in its historical context, to e...
The Franchising Code of Conduct has the force of law and requires franchisors to disclose specific information about a franchise to both potential and existing franchisees. It regulates the dealing...
Published: 16th September 2011.
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A guide to buying the right olive oil for you
There are many different types of olive oils, with labels that can vary significantly between and within brands. ‘Extra virgin olive oil’, ‘pu...
The guide offers comprehensive information for industry participants in the downstream petroleum retail industry and aims aim to provide participants with a guide to their rights and responsibiliti...
Since 1984, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received reports of over 275 young children drowning in buckets. There are many bucket drowning reported each year around...
Report for the ACCC by the Allen Consulting Group, addressing competitive advantages and disadvantages arising from the principle of mutuality. Other factors considered include capital raising abil...
The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers and small business in areas such as fake lotteries, internet shopping, mobile phones,...
Published: 19th March 2012.
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This project was undertaken to evaluate competition law enforcement from 1988 to 1998. It integrates summaries of the theoretical bases for compliance, enforcement and punishment with trade pr...
This double-sided A4 fact sheet provides a brief overview of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The objective of the Act is to enhance the welfare of Australians by promoting competition and fair tradin...
The internet is a great way to get things done, especially shopping. This brochure provides tips to help make sure your time online is fine.
This publication has been updated to refer to the Compe...
Published: 23rd December 2010.
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This guide provides a summary of the new health warning labelling requirements for tobacco products. The health warning requirements are fully enforceable as of 1 December 2012.
Transforming your irrigation right and maintaining water delivery—a guide for irrigators about the water market rules is an introduction to the new rules affecting irrigators that choose to (a) t...
Published: 24th June 2009.
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Under the Trade Practices Act 1974, mandatory consumer product safety standards are introduced when considered reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce the risk of injury. This guide provides a su...