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We are Australia's national competition, consumer, fair trading and product safety regulator.
Find out about our priorities
Find out about consumer rights and guarantees
Stay protected from scams
Report an issue to the ACCC
Find mergers under investigation
Learn how to check if a product is safe
Report a cartel
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2026-27 Compliance and enforcement priorities
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined our annual compliance and enforcement priorities at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia event in Sydney.
Read our weekly fuel update and actions the ACCC is taking
Our sixth weekly report provides the latest retail price movements to 15 April, 2 weeks after the fuel excise cut came into effect.
Consumer rights for travel delays and cancellations
With recent events in the Middle East, consumers affected by travel delays or cancellations are encouraged to check their consumer rights.
Australians living with disability at risk of exploitation by NDIS providers breaching consumer laws
Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are being targeted by NDIS providers’ deceptive advertising practices and other behaviours banned by consumer law, a new report has found.
Understand how criminals exploit online relationships and inflict heartache
An increase in romance scams reports and money stolen across 2025 highlights the need for Australians to talk to family and friends about the tactics scammers use to build trust and steal money.
View all news
“We prioritise the issues impacting the Australian economy, consumers and businesses in Australia.”
Our priorities
Mergers and acquisitions
A new mandatory merger control regime for notifying and assessing acquisitions is in effect from 1 January 2026.
The
new regime
is designed to strengthen Australia’s merger control and provide more certainty and transparency.
Card surcharges
Businesses can charge a surcharge for paying by card, but the surcharge must not be more than what it costs the business to process that payment type.
Business must make sure their customers know about any card payment surcharges upfront.
Greenwashing and environmental claims
Consumers are now, more than ever, making purchasing decisions on environmental grounds.
We'll be investigating a number of businesses for making potentially false or misleading environmental claims.
Work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses.
Join our team of smart and dedicated people from all walks of life to collaborate on meaningful matters and make a significant and lasting impact for all of Australia.
Why work here?
View all vacancies
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Product Safety
Find recalled products, safety information about different products, and report unsafe products.
Scamwatch
Find out how to recognise, avoid and report scams.
Consumer Data Right
Find out about the Consumer Data Right, which gives you the right to share your data between service providers of your choosing.
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We are Australia's national competition, consumer, fair trading and product safety regulator.
Find out about our priorities
Find out about consumer rights and guarantees
Stay protected from scams
Report an issue to the ACCC
Find mergers under investigation
Learn how to check if a product is safe
Report a cartel
Work with us
2026-27 Compliance and enforcement priorities
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined our annual compliance and enforcement priorities at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia event in Sydney.
Read our weekly fuel update and actions the ACCC is taking
Our sixth weekly report provides the latest retail price movements to 15 April, 2 weeks after the fuel excise cut came into effect.
Consumer rights for travel delays and cancellations
With recent events in the Middle East, consumers affected by travel delays or cancellations are encouraged to check their consumer rights.
Australians living with disability at risk of exploitation by NDIS providers breaching consumer laws
Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are being targeted by NDIS providers’ deceptive advertising practices and other behaviours banned by consumer law, a new report has found.
Understand how criminals exploit online relationships and inflict heartache
An increase in romance scams reports and money stolen across 2025 highlights the need for Australians to talk to family and friends about the tactics scammers use to build trust and steal money.
View all news
“We prioritise the issues impacting the Australian economy, consumers and businesses in Australia.”
Our priorities
Mergers and acquisitions
A new mandatory merger control regime for notifying and assessing acquisitions is in effect from 1 January 2026.
The
new regime
is designed to strengthen Australia’s merger control and provide more certainty and transparency.
Card surcharges
Businesses can charge a surcharge for paying by card, but the surcharge must not be more than what it costs the business to process that payment type.
Business must make sure their customers know about any card payment surcharges upfront.
Greenwashing and environmental claims
Consumers are now, more than ever, making purchasing decisions on environmental grounds.
We'll be investigating a number of businesses for making potentially false or misleading environmental claims.
Work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses.
Join our team of smart and dedicated people from all walks of life to collaborate on meaningful matters and make a significant and lasting impact for all of Australia.
Why work here?
View all vacancies
Related sites
Product Safety
Find recalled products, safety information about different products, and report unsafe products.
Scamwatch
Find out how to recognise, avoid and report scams.
Consumer Data Right
Find out about the Consumer Data Right, which gives you the right to share your data between service providers of your choosing.