Pursuant to sections 60CA(5) and 60FD(11) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, the ACCC is required to report to Parliament on penalties payable by entities that contravened the prohibition against price exploitation and failed to pass through all of their cost savings attributable to the carbon tax repeal, and compliance by all entities with the requirement to provide carbon tax removal substantiation statements.
The ACCC has developed this guide to assist operators and suppliers when making decisions about all aspects of comparator services, including in advertising and marketing.
Under section 60J of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA), the ACCC is required to report to the Hon. Bruce Billson MP, Minister for Small Business, on its operations relating to the carbon tax price reduction obligation. This report covers the work of the ACCC during the March 2015 quarter.
This publication contains two reports: Telecommunications competitive safeguards, and Changes in the prices paid for telecommunications services in Australia.
This report outlines breaches of the SSU for the period 1 July 2012 until 30 June 2013. The ACCC has prepared this report based on whether in its view, on the balance of probabilities, a breach of the SSU occurred.