Petrol prices move up and down in regular patterns in Australia’s major cities. Petrol price cycles are the result of deliberate pricing policies of petrol retailers. We are monitoring retail fuel ...

ACCC welcomes introduction of merger reform bill, prepares for implementation The ACCC today welcomed the introduction of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 into ...

The ACCC publishes the LNG netback price series to improve transparency of gas prices in the east coast gas market. An LNG netback price is a measure of an export parity price that a gas supplier can ...

Under the Australian Consumer Law, businesses must meet a set of basic rights called consumer guarantees when they sell products or services. Certain behaviour is also illegal under the Australian ...

Fuel prices in Australia are set by the market. International benchmark prices and the value of the Australian dollar have the most influence on the price consumers pay for fuel. Pricing decisions by ...

Businesses are generally able to set their own prices. Supply and demand issues impact prices. Prices that people think are too high, known as price gouging, or a sudden increase in price are not ...

The ACCC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which we live and work. We acknowledge their connection to this Country and pay our respect to Elders past, present ...

We have commenced separate proceedings in the Federal Court against Woolworths and Coles supermarkets for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by misleading consumers through discount ...

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) covers most areas of the market: the relationships between suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers. Its purpose is to enhance the welfare of ...

Codes of conduct provide a set of rules or minimum standards for an industry. They cover the relationship between industry participants and their customers. Some codes of conduct are mandatory – that ...

Products sold to consumers must be safe. If they are not, the seller must offer a replacement or refund, and may have to pay compensation. Some products must meet mandatory safety standards before ...