Industry

ACCC welcomes reappointment of Deputy Chair Delia Rickard

ACCC Chairman Rod Sims has welcomed the Federal Government’s reappointment of Delia Rickard as Deputy Chair of the ACCC for a period of five years.  

The Government announced Delia’s reappointment today following unanimous support from the states and territories.

“Delia has made an outstanding contribution to the work of the ACCC over the past five years, particularly in relation to consumer protection,” Mr Sims said.

“Delia is a tireless advocate for consumer rights and leads the Commission’s product safety and scam disruption work.”

Law Council of Australia

Chairman Rod Sims outlines the ACCC's new approach to information gathering in merger analysis, and how an increase in resources for cartel investigations over the past three years resulted in this week's once-in-a-century conviction for cartel conduct.

Final Determination

On 28 July 2017 the ACCC released a final determination granting exempt service provider status to Riordan Grain Services in relation to its port terminal facility at Berth 3, Laschelles Wharf, Port of Geelong.  

Submissions

The ACCC released an issues paper on 31 May 2017 seeking feedback on pricing, competition and customer issues. Submissions to the issues paper closed on 30 June 2017.

Private health insurance report 2015-16

This report analyses key competition and consumer developments and trends in the private health insurance industry during the reporting period that impacted on consumers’ health cover and out-of-pocket expenses.