On 11 November 2022, the ACCC released the fifth interim report for the Digital Platform Services inquiry.
The report considers competition and consumer issues identified in the course of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, the ACCC’s Digital Advertising Services Inquiry and the original Digital Platforms Inquiry.
The ACCC recommends a range of new measures to address harms from digital platforms to Australian consumers, small businesses and competition. In addition to consumer and competition specific recommendations for digital platforms, the report also reiterates the ACCC’s support for economy-wide reforms to consumer law.
See: Digital platform services inquiry - September 2022 interim report
Media release
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Fact sheet on the Regulatory Reform Report ( PDF 172.57 KB ) | 11 November 2022 |
Discussion paper
The ACCC released a discussion paper on 28 February 2022 to seek stakeholder views on:
- Whether there is a need for new regulatory tools to address competition and consumer issues in relation to the supply of digital platform services.
- If reform is needed, options for regulatory reform. The discussion paper includes a list of specific questions for stakeholders about these options.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| Digital platform services inquiry – September 2022 report – Discussion paper ( PDF 1.77 MB ) | 28 February 2022 |
Submissions to discussion paper
The ACCC received the following submissions from interested parties in response to the issues set out in the discussion paper.
Questionnaires
Small businesses also provided their views via a questionnaire on the ACCC consultation hub. The questionnaire closed on 29 April 2022.
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| DPSI September 2022 report - Small business questionnaire responses ( XLSX 70.95 KB ) | 10 June 2022 |
Competition roundtable
The stakeholder forum took place via videoconference on 1 June 2022. For a summary see:
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| DPB - DPSI - September 2022 report summary: Competition roundtable ( PDF 219.1 KB ) | 7 July 2022 |
Consumer protection roundtable
The stakeholder forum took place via videoconference on 7 June 2022. For a summary see:
| Document title | Published date |
|---|---|
| DPB - DPSI - September 2022 report summary: Consumer protection roundtable ( PDF 237.85 KB ) | 7 July 2022 |