Australian Competition and Consumer Commission3d
City Beach in court for alleged sale of thousands of non-compliant button battery products
The ACCC has commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against Fewstone Pty Ltd, trading as City Beach, for allegedly selling products containing button batteries which did not comply with ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission4d
ACCC appeal against CFMEU and Hutchinson boycott judgment dismissed
The High Court ruling upholds an earlier appeal by the CFMEU and Hutchinson against a Federal Court finding that they had reached an anti-competitive boycott arrangement or understanding. The ACCC had ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission5d
About the food and grocery code
The remade Food and Grocery Code of Conduct started on 1 April 2025. The food and grocery code is now mandatory for large grocery businesses. Suppliers to large grocery businesses are automatically ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission5d
Mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct comes into effect today
The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now mandatory for Australia’s largest supermarkets and grocery wholesalers. The code sets the rules for how supermarkets and wholesalers negotiate and contract ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission5d
Enforcement of the food and grocery code
The ACCC is responsible for enforcing compliance with the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct. We run regular compliance checks to make sure large grocery businesses are complying with the code. Failure ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)5d
Plum Grove Logistics wheat port exemption assessment
Plum Grove Logistics Pty Ltd applied to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services at its port terminal facility at Geraldton.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission6d
Large grocery businesses operational obligations under the food and grocery code
Large grocery businesses have certain operational obligations when they deal with suppliers. Failure to comply with these obligations may make the large grocery businesses liable to civil penalties. A ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission6d
Small business
As a small business, you need to understand how to trade fairly and compete in an open market when dealing with other businesses, competitors and suppliers. We provide resources to help you understand ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission6d
Guidance on changes to the franchising code
A new Franchising Code of Conduct is in effect from 1 April 2025. If you’re involved in franchising, you need to be aware of these changes under the new code and when they apply. This guidance does ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission6d
Service quality and network performance record keeping rule for superfast broadband networks
The release of NBN Co’s December 2024 quarter data, the accompanying explanatory statement and cover letter are in the links below. The ACCC has also published charts covering several of the metrics ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission6d
ACCC proposes to authorise Banking Code of Practice provisions on basic accounts and agricultural loan interest
On 28 March 2025, the ACCC issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation AA1000683, with conditions, to enable the Australian Banking Association Ltd’s (ABA) member banks to make ...