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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100411/2025-2026
2 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains ACCC internal policy guidance on financial management and procurement procedures for officials. The document outlines principles for committing and spending public money, emphasizing that all expenditures must represent best value for money and comply…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100394/2025-2026
25 pages
PDF
In November 2020, ACCC Chair Rod Sims submitted formal correspondence to the Department of Health opposing proposed amendments to the Therapeutic Goods Act contained in the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020, Schedule 5. The proposed amendments would…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100388/2025-2026
43 pages
PDF
The ACCC received results from the National Anti-Corruption Commission's 2024 Commonwealth Integrity Survey, a voluntary staff perception survey administered across 171 Commonwealth agencies (58,309 total responses). The survey measured staff views on corruption, fraud, and…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100356/2025-2026
5 pages
PDF
The ACCC sent correspondence to Meta Platforms on 2 July 2025 raising concerns about "ghost store" websites that allegedly breach the Australian Consumer Law by using Facebook and Instagram to advertise fraudulent or deceptive webstores to consumers. The letter requested Meta's…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100357/2025-2026
8 pages
PDF
This disclosure contains correspondence from March 2025 between Treasury and ACCC officials regarding the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) Targeting Scams Report. The email from Treasury's Office of the Assistant Treasurer provides feedback on a draft report, with particular…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100371/2025-2026
3 pages
PDF
This FOI release contains internal ACCC correspondence from August 2024 forwarding a Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership application form to Commissioner Philip Williams for completion. An ACCC Executive Officer requests that the completed form be returned to a Qantas Regional…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100342/2025-2026
4 pages
PDF
This document is an Australian Energy Regulator (AER) retail exemption application from May 2017 for a private network at 564 Princess Highway, Rockdale, NSW. Knights Bridge Development Group Pty Ltd, a property developer, sought exemptions to operate electricity and gas supply…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100358/2025-2026
35 pages
PDF
The ACCC released presentation materials from May 2025 delivered by Assistant Director Lachlan Graham outlining Australia's National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) and the Scams Prevention Framework. The presentation provides an overview of the NASC's background, functions, and branch…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100364/2025-2026
2 pages
PDF
This FOI disclosure contains an agenda for an ACCC-chaired NDIS ACL Taskforce meeting held on 9 April 2025. The internal working group meeting document shows the ACCC coordinating with other agencies (including NDISC and DSS) on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100360/2025-2026
26 pages
PDF
The ACCC submitted regulatory reform proposals to the Treasury and Finance Minister in August 2025 in response to the Government's productivity agenda. The submission outlines specific, concrete, and measurable initiatives designed to improve competition promotion and consumer…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100324/2025-2026
3 pages
PDF
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia submitted feedback on the ACCC's draft Merger Assessment Guidelines in April 2025, raising concerns about how the new merger notification regime would affect their sector. The submission identifies issues with the draft Competition and…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100332/2025-2026
2 pages
PDF
The ACCC correspondence concerns a 2019 Federal Court proceeding (Dialogue Consulting Pty Ltd v Instagram, Inc & Ors) alleging that Instagram engaged in anti-competitive conduct in breach of section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The ACCC sought access to court…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100310/2025-2026
3 pages
PDF
This disclosure comprises internal ACCC correspondence from August 2018 between Mark Basile (Director of the Digital Platforms Inquiry) and Morag Bond regarding follow-up discussions with Google. The documents detail communications related to the ACCC's Digital Platforms…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100343/2025-2026
2 pages
PDF
The ACCC released Senior Executive Service (SES) performance agreement templates for 2023–24 and 2024–25, setting out standardized performance expectations and measures for senior staff. The documents outline key activity areas and associated performance indicators covering…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100313/2025-2026
66 pages
PDF
The ACCC received correspondence from US Department of Justice International Counsel Leah McCoy dated October 21, 2020, notifying Australian regulators of a major DOJ antitrust enforcement action filed against Google alleging violations of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100327/2025 - 2026
2 pages
PDF
This release contains a single email from Transgrid's General Manager of Regulation and Policy to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) dated September 13, 2024, proposing meeting times to discuss a "reopener" related to Project EnergyConnect. The sender offers availability…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100325/2024-2025
32 pages
PDF
The ACCC released an incoming minister brief prepared for the Treasurer following the 2025 election. The document is an executive minute dated 15 May 2025 congratulating the reappointed Treasurer and outlining the ACCC's role in administering the Competition and Consumer Act…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100323/2024-2025
32 pages
PDF
The ACCC provided an incoming government brief to the reappointed Treasurer dated 15 May 2025. The document outlines the ACCC's regulatory role administering the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, enforcing competition and consumer protection law, operating the National…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100305/2024-2025
4 pages
PDF
The ACCC released a gifts and hospitality declaration approved on 3 April 2025 concerning Associate Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway's receipt of Qantas Chairman's Lounge membership. ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb reviewed the arrangement and determined it was appropriate, finding…
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ACCC
ACCC
Released
ACCC FOI Request 100309/2024-2025
1 page
PDF
The ACCC received a December 2023 complaint from the Environmental Defenders Office alleging that Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi made false or misleading environmental claims on salmon packaging and promotional materials, including terms like "responsibly sourced" and "responsibly…