Digital platforms inquiry

Preliminary report submissions4 March 2019

The ACCC released its preliminary report on 10 December 2018 seeking feedback on key findings and preliminary recommendations in the inquiry. Submissions to the preliminary report closed on 15 February 2019. Some further submissions were received after this date. Public versions of the submissions received by the ACCC can be accessed via the links below.

Confidentiality

Broadly speaking, the inquiry is a public process and written feedback will be posted on the ACCC website.

The ACCC can accept a claim of confidentiality from a party if it is satisfied that the disclosure of information would damage their competitive position, and the ACCC is not of the opinion that disclosure of the information is necessary in the public interest. Further information in relation to confidentiality arrangements for the Inquiry are contained in the Issues paper.

Individuals’ personal contact details have been removed from submissions.

Submissions

Document title Published date
5Rights Foundation (February 2019) ( PDF 173.65 KB ) 4 March 2019
Ad Standards (February 2019) ( PDF 220.73 KB ) 4 March 2019
American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law (February 2019) ( PDF 250.57 KB ) 4 March 2019
American Express (February 2019) ( PDF 232.52 KB ) 4 March 2019
Andrew Jaspan (March 2019) ( PDF 340.86 KB ) 1 April 2019
Arnold Bloch Leibler (February 2019) ( PDF 1.94 MB ) 4 March 2019
Association for Data-driven Marketing & Advertising (March 2019) ( PDF 401.28 KB ) 12 March 2019
Audited Media Association of Australia (March 2019) ( PDF 203.52 KB ) 29 March 2019
Australian Association of National Advertisers (February 2019) ( PDF 910.24 KB ) 12 March 2019
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (March 2019) ( PDF 199.51 KB ) 12 March 2019
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (February 2019) ( PDF 324.69 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Communications and Media Authority (February 2019) ( PDF 311.14 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Copyright Council (February 2019) ( PDF 163.53 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Council on Children and the Media (February 2019) ( PDF 1.01 MB ) 12 March 2019
Australian Data Privacy Certification Register (February 2019) ( PDF 171.83 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Digital Alliance (February 2019) ( PDF 1.05 MB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Film & TV Bodies (March 2019) ( PDF 301.83 KB ) 12 March 2019
Australian Finance Industry Association (February 2019) ( PDF 210.06 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Press Council (February 2019) ( PDF 121.29 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Privacy Foundation (February 2019) ( PDF 344.66 KB ) 4 March 2019
Australian Publishers Association (March 2019) ( PDF 268.59 KB ) 12 March 2019
Australian Society of Authors (February 2019) ( PDF 1.9 MB ) 4 March 2019
Brad Ellis (December 2018) ( PDF 112.56 KB ) 12 March 2019
Brad Parfitt (January 2019) ( PDF 167.49 KB ) 4 March 2019
BSA The Software Alliance (February 2019) ( PDF 114.17 KB ) 4 March 2019
Carol O'Donnell (December 2018) ( PDF 1.89 MB ) 4 March 2019
Centre for Media Transition (February 2019) ( PDF 431.87 KB ) 4 March 2019
Christine A. McDaniel and Danielle Parks (January 2019) ( PDF 210.6 KB ) 4 March 2019
ClimActs (February 2019) ( PDF 719 KB ) 4 March 2019
Clubs Australia (March 2019) ( PDF 461.41 KB ) 12 March 2019
Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sports (March 2019) ( PDF 918.38 KB ) 12 March 2019
Commercial Radio Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 382.86 KB ) 4 March 2019
Communications Alliance (February 2019) ( PDF 92.39 KB ) 4 March 2019
Computer & Communications Industry Association (February 2019) ( PDF 1.15 MB ) 4 March 2019
Confidential Party #1 (February 2019) ( PDF 1.26 MB ) 12 March 2019
Consumer Action Law Centre (February 2019) ( PDF 856.17 KB ) 4 March 2019
Consumer Policy Research Centre (February 2019) ( PDF 4.27 MB ) 4 March 2019
Copyright Agency (May 2019) ( PDF 516.01 KB ) 17 May 2019
Country Press Australia (January 2019) ( PDF 816.42 KB ) 4 March 2019
Croakey Health Media (February 2019) ( PDF 819.99 KB ) 4 March 2019
David Warr (February 2019) ( PDF 109.99 KB ) 4 March 2019
DIGI (March 2019) ( PDF 275.07 KB ) 12 March 2019
Dr. Kate Mathews Hunt (March 2019) ( PDF 5.71 MB ) 12 March 2019
Dr. Katharine Kemp & Dr. Rob Nicholls (March 2019) ( PDF 313.63 KB ) 12 March 2019
DuckDuckGo (March 2019) ( PDF 360.75 KB ) 12 March 2019
Facebook Australia (March 2019) ( PDF 1.82 MB ) 12 March 2019
Facebook Australia Submission 2 (April 2019) ( PDF 1.03 MB ) 18 April 2019
Facebook Australia Submission 3 (April 2019) ( PDF 443.06 KB ) 30 April 2019
Facebook Australia Submission 4 (April 2019) ( PDF 313.65 KB ) 30 April 2019
Financial Rights Legal Centre (February 2019) ( PDF 176.5 KB ) 4 March 2019
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (February 2019) ( PDF 2.16 MB ) 12 March 2019
Foxtel (February 2019) ( PDF 1.9 MB ) 12 March 2019
Free TV (February 2019) ( PDF 764.3 KB ) 4 March 2019
Free TV Submission 2 (May 2019) ( PDF 395.49 KB ) 10 May 2019
Freedom Publishers Union (January 2019) ( PDF 64.68 KB ) 4 March 2019
Fundraising Institute Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 460.56 KB ) 4 March 2019
Gamblock (February 2019) ( PDF 123.3 KB ) 4 March 2019
Getty Images (February 2019) ( PDF 528.02 KB ) 4 March 2019
Gladwin Legal (January 2019) ( PDF 192.2 KB ) 4 March 2019
Global Antitrust Institute (February 2019) ( PDF 207.58 KB ) 4 March 2019
Google (February 2019) ( PDF 1.09 MB ) 4 March 2019
Google Submission 2 (May 2019) ( PDF 658.05 KB ) 13 May 2019
Google Submission 3 (May 2019) ( PDF 1.42 MB ) 27 May 2019
Guardian Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 368.17 KB ) 12 March 2019
Guillaume Roger (January 2019) ( PDF 231.36 KB ) 4 March 2019
Iconoclast Tech (February 2019) ( PDF 246.91 KB ) 4 March 2019
Indue (January 2019) ( PDF 276.13 KB ) 4 March 2019
Innovation Defense Foundation (February 2019) ( PDF 148.59 KB ) 4 March 2019
Insurance Council of Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 88.19 KB ) 4 March 2019
International Center for Law and Economics (February 2019) ( PDF 387.63 KB ) 4 March 2019
Internet of Things Alliance Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 279 KB ) 4 March 2019
Intran Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 534.67 KB ) 4 March 2019
Joint Submission 13 Parties (February 2019) ( PDF 442.7 KB ) 4 March 2019
Kayleen Manwaring (December 2018) ( PDF 2.71 MB ) 4 March 2019
Law Council of Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 427.35 KB ) 4 March 2019
McPherson Media Group (February 2019) ( PDF 468.31 KB ) 4 March 2019
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (February 2019) ( PDF 959.86 KB ) 4 March 2019
Michael Hollis (February 2019) ( PDF 512.03 KB ) 4 March 2019
Microsoft (February 2019) ( PDF 3.16 MB ) 12 March 2019
MIGA (February 2019) ( PDF 827.97 KB ) 4 March 2019
Music Rights Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 657.15 KB ) 4 March 2019
News Corp Australia (March 2019) ( PDF 2.57 MB ) 12 March 2019
NewsMediaWorks (February 2019) ( PDF 166.81 KB ) 4 March 2019
Nicolas Suzor (February 2019) ( PDF 77.21 KB ) 4 March 2019
Nine (March 2019) ( PDF 1009.94 KB ) 12 March 2019
Obesity Policy Coalition (February 2019) ( PDF 314.17 KB ) 4 March 2019
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (May 2019) ( PDF 436.07 KB ) 20 May 2019
Office of the eSafety Commissioner (February 2019) ( PDF 82.79 KB ) 4 March 2019
Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (February 2019) ( PDF 1.18 MB ) 4 March 2019
Optus (February 2019) ( PDF 203.12 KB ) 4 March 2019
Oracle Corporation (March 2019) ( PDF 6.71 MB ) 12 March 2019
Outdoor Media Association (February 2019) ( PDF 539.51 KB ) 12 March 2019
Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson (February 2019) ( PDF 211.61 KB ) 4 March 2019
Professor Terry Flew and Associate Professor Tim Dwyer (February 2019) ( PDF 286.38 KB ) 4 March 2019
Progressive Policy Institute (February 2019) ( PDF 200.59 KB ) 4 March 2019
Provincial Press Group (February 2019) ( PDF 601.81 KB ) 4 March 2019
Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (February 2019) ( PDF 410.67 KB ) 4 March 2019
Public Health Association of Australia (February 2019) ( PDF 1.16 MB ) 4 March 2019
Public Interest Journalism Initiative (February 2019) ( PDF 803.6 KB ) 4 March 2019
Queensland Law Society (March 2019) ( PDF 452.14 KB ) 12 March 2019
Queensland Country Press Association (February 2019) ( PDF 219.15 KB ) 4 March 2019
Queensland Law Society Submission 2 (March 2019) ( PDF 478.27 KB ) 29 March 2019
REA Group (February 2019) ( PDF 212.21 KB ) 4 March 2019
Redbubble (February 2019) ( PDF 180.82 KB ) 4 March 2019
Richard Meade (February 2019) ( PDF 2.06 MB ) 4 March 2019
Rod Harris (February 2019) ( PDF 269.89 KB ) 12 March 2019
Screen Producers Australia (March 2019) ( PDF 715.76 KB ) 12 March 2019
Simon Moore (February 2019) ( PDF 54.6 KB ) 4 March 2019
Special Broadcasting Service (February 2019) ( PDF 332.92 KB ) 4 March 2019
Star News Group (February 2019) ( PDF 226.02 KB ) 4 March 2019
StartupAUS (February 2019) ( PDF 360.01 KB ) 4 March 2019
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (February 2019) ( PDF 130.77 KB ) 4 March 2019
Tania Katsanis (February 2019) ( PDF 1018.14 KB ) 4 March 2019
The Australian Industry Group (February 2019) ( PDF 1.98 MB ) 4 March 2019
The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas (February 2019) ( PDF 70.99 KB ) 4 March 2019
The North Western Courier (February 2019) ( PDF 1.08 MB ) 4 March 2019
Tony Healy (February 2019) ( PDF 454.61 KB ) 4 March 2019
TotallyAwesome (February 2019) ( PDF 1.33 MB ) 4 March 2019
Twitter (February 2019) ( PDF 206.9 KB ) 4 March 2019
UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy (February 2019) ( PDF 252.67 KB ) 12 March 2019
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (February 2019) ( PDF 307.84 KB ) 4 March 2019
Village Roadshow (February 2019) ( PDF 1.58 MB ) 4 March 2019
Warwick Jones (January 2019) ( PDF 26.66 KB ) 4 March 2019
Worldview Exchange (February 2019) ( PDF 286 KB ) 4 March 2019

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