Tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Datacom to manage ACCC tech into 2030

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Datacom has renewed a valuable contract managing the competition watchdog’s tech services, potentially extending its long-standing relationship with the agency into a third decade. The New Zealand-born tech firm...

Watchdog’s new merger regime off to a flying start

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition regulator is clearing mergers and acquisitions in a matter of weeks under its new scheme, allaying some of the concerns from tech and investment groups that startup...

Reform on ice: Govts point fingers as PEXA ‘monopoly’ stays

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Attempts to shore up Australia’s trillion-dollar eConveyancing industry remain bogged, with state and territory leaders and the federal government both passing the buck between themselves last week to get...

Watchdog warns agentic AI is straining consumer laws

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The spread of agentic artificial intelligence risks undermining consumer protections, Australia’s consumer and competition regulator has warned, calling into question recent Treasury advice that legislation is well equipped to...

Google cops $55m fine for anti-competitive conduct

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A court has ordered Google Asia Pacific to pay a $55 million fine after the consumer watchdog found it used contracts with Android phone manufacturers and telcos to maintain...

The Gig Guide: Sarah Jones joins AICD as head of education

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship chief executive Sarah Jones has joined the Australian Institute of Company Directors as its group head of education. Dr Jones takes on the role at...

TIO backs call for a digital platform dispute resolution scheme

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The telecommunications complaints watchdog has welcomed calls from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to institute an external dispute resolution scheme aimed at digital platforms to ensure better...

NAB hit with record fine for consumer data right breach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
National Australia Bank has been slapped with the country’s largest ever fine under the consumer data sharing regime for failing to disclose credit limit information on four occasions. The...