ACCC and AER - Annual Report 2009-10

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ISBN 978 1 92581 85 4

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Appendix 1: Agency and outcome resource statements
Appendix 2: Staffing
Appendix 3: Occupational health and safety
Appendix 4: Freedom of information
Appendix 5: Advertising and market research
Appendix 6: Ecologically sustainable development
Appendix 7: Consultancies
Appendix 8: Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Appendix 9: Trade Practices Act and other legislation
Appendix 10: Information required under the Trade Practices Act
Appendix 11: Section 87B undertakings accepted 2009–10
Appendix 12: Litigation in 2009–10
Appendix 13: Mergers in 2009–10—major assessments
Appendix 14: Authorisations and notifications in 2009–10—significant decisions

Glossary and abbreviations

Compliance index

Tables

Table 1.1: Average staffing level
Table 2.1: Subject matter committees of the ACCC
Table 3.1: Promoting compliance—deliverables and results
Table 3.2: Complaints and inquiries, 2009–10
Table 3.3: Top 10 industries for complaints and inquiries
Table 3.4: Top 10 possible contraventions of the Trade Practices Act
Table 3.5: Top 10 product safety publications sent to caller
Table 3.6: Top 10 non-product-safety publications sent to callers
Table 3.7: Location of inquirers and complainants recorded in the national database
Table 3.8: Merger matters assessed and reviewed in 2009–10
Table 3.9: Authorisations in 2009–10
Table 3.10: Regulating markets—deliverables and results
Table 4.1: Terms of appointment—current ACCC members (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.2: Terms of appointment—current AER members (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.3: ACCC function committees—roles and membership
Table 4.4: Remuneration of current members of the ACCC (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.5: Remuneration of current members of the AER (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.6: Number of employees covered by each industrial instrument (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.7: Salary ranges for APS employees (as at 30 June 2010)
Table 4.8: Performance pay
Table 4.9: Courses, seminars and learning events for 2008–09 and 2009–10
Table 4.10: Workplace diversity profile (as at 30 June 2010)
Table A1.1: Agency resource statement, 2009–10
Table A1.2: Budget expenses and resources for Outcome 1, 2009–10
Table A2.1: Ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2010
Table A2.2: Non-ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2010
Table A4.1: Freedom of information requests and reviews, 2004–05 to 2009–10
Table A5.1: Payments of more than $11 200 (GST inclusive) on advertising and market research, 2009–10
Table A8.1: Regulator role—Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Table A8.2: Provider role—Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Table A8.3: Purchaser role—Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Table A9.1: Parts of the Trade Practices Act dealing with competition
Table A9.2: Parts of the Trade Practices Act dealing with fair trading and consumer protection
Table A9.3: Parts of the Trade Practices Act dealing with regulated industries and prices surveillance

Figures

Figure 1.1: ACCC revenue, 2009–10
Figure 1.2: ACCC expenditure, 2009–10
Figure 1.3: ACCC revenue and expenditure
Figure 2.1: Organisational structure of the ACCC/AER (as at 30 June 2010)
Figure 3.1: Performance reporting framework
Figure 3.2: Outcome and program structure

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Table of contents

Preliminary pages

1 Year in review

2 ACCC and AER overview

3 Report on performance

4 Management and accountability

5 Financial statements

6 Appendixes

Glossary and abbreviations

Compliance index

Tables

Figures