On 19 April 2017, the Australian Government directed the ACCC to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the supply of and demand for natural gas in Australia, and to publish regular information on the supply and pricing of gas for the next 3 years.
On 25 July 2019, the Treasurer wrote to the ACCC extending the inquiry until December 2025.
On 25 October 2022, the Government extended the ACCC's gas inquiry role through to 2030.
On 28 August 2025, the Treasurer provided the ACCC a new Direction to formally extend the inquiry to 2030.
Scope of inquiry
The scope of the inquiry is in the Competition and consumer price inquiry—natural gas direction 2025.
Providing information to the inquiry
When requested to do so in a notice or determination, you should provide information and documents to the ACCC using the ACCC data portal.
Companies that would like to share their recent experience in the gas market, or broader concerns about the gas industry, can email the ACCC at gas.inquiry@accc.gov.au.