Competition and Market Regulation
Useful links
Australia: Commonwealth links
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The ACCC is the national regulator responsible for enforcing competition legislation. This site has links to other competition regulators around the world.
National Competition Council
The NCC is a national advisory body that considers applications concerning access to infrastructure and assesses governments' progress with competition reforms.
National Competition Policy
This link provides access to Federal Government competition policy documents through the Federal Treasury.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
APRA is the prudential regulator for financial sector bodies, including banks, building societies, insurance companies and superannuation funds.
Reserve Bank of Australia
The RBA is Australia's central bank, repsonsible for monetary policy and financial system stability.
Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission advises the Federal Government on microeconomic reform and produces industry reports, which are available on its site.
Commonwealth Competitive Neutrality Complaints Office
This office is an independent unit within the Productivity Commission that investigates complaints and provides advice to the Federal Government in relation to competitive neutrality. Competitive neutrality is the principle that government businesses should not, because they are government-owned, have any competitive advantages compared to competing private firms.
Australia: State links
Cabinet Office (New South Wales)
This link provides access to New South Wales Government competition policy documents and reports through the Inter-Governmental and Regulatory Reform Branch.
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (New South Wales)
IPART, in New South Wales, reviews pricing, industries and competition and regulates access to infrastructure.
Competition Policy (Victoria)
This link provides access to Victorian Government competition policy statements through the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Essential Services Commission (Victoria)
This is the site of the Victorian regulator of industries such as electricity, gas and water.
Competition Policy (South Australia)
This link provides access to South Australian Government competition policy statements through the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Essential Services Commission of South Australia
ESCOSA is the South Australian economic regulator in relation to electricity, gas, rail and ports.
Competition Policy (Tasmania)
This link provides access to Tasmanian Government competition policy reports through the Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance.
Tasmanian Government Prices Oversight Commission
The Tasmanian Government Prices Oversight Commission is the prices oversight body for Tasmanian Government monopolies.
Office of the Tasmanian Energy Regulator
The Tasmanian electricity and gas regulator.
Queensland Competition Authority
The Queensland Competition Authority is the prices oversight body for Queensland Government monopolies. It is also empowered to deal with competitive neutrality complaints and access to infrastructure disputes.
Competition Policy (Queensland)
This link provides access to Queensland Government competition policy statements through the Queensland Treasury.
Competition Policy (Western Australia)
This link provides access to Western Australian Goverment competition policy documents through the Western Australian Department of Treasury.
Western Australian Economic Regulation Authority
The economic regulator for gas, electricity, rail and water in Western Australia.
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ACT)
The ICRC regulates prices and access in relation to regulated industries in the ACT.
International links
US Department of Justice Antitrust Division
This department enforces United States competition (antitrust) laws.
US Federal Trade Commission
This commission enforces antitrust laws and provides policy advice on competition law issues to the United States Government.
European Commission Competition Directorate General
The Competition Directorate General is responsible for establishing and implementing competition policy in the European Union.
UK Office of Fair Trading
This office enforces United Kingdom competition policy.
UK Competition Commission
The United Kingdom Competition Commission (formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission) iInvestigates and reports on mergers, monopolies and anti-competitive practices.
NZ Commerce Commission
This commission enforces New Zealand competition legislation.
Canadian Competition Bureau
This bureau administers and enforces Canadian competition legislation.
OECD Competition Committee
This committee is an international forum for national regulators to discuss competition policy issues.
Australia: Commonwealth links
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The ACCC is the national regulator responsible for enforcing competition legislation. This site has links to other competition regulators around the world.
National Competition Council
The NCC is a national advisory body that considers applications concerning access to infrastructure and assesses governments' progress with competition reforms.
National Competition Policy
This link provides access to Federal Government competition policy documents through the Federal Treasury.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
APRA is the prudential regulator for financial sector bodies, including banks, building societies, insurance companies and superannuation funds.
Reserve Bank of Australia
The RBA is Australia's central bank, repsonsible for monetary policy and financial system stability.
Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission advises the Federal Government on microeconomic reform and produces industry reports, which are available on its site.
Commonwealth Competitive Neutrality Complaints Office
This office is an independent unit within the Productivity Commission that investigates complaints and provides advice to the Federal Government in relation to competitive neutrality. Competitive neutrality is the principle that government businesses should not, because they are government-owned, have any competitive advantages compared to competing private firms.
Australia: State links
Cabinet Office (New South Wales)
This link provides access to New South Wales Government competition policy documents and reports through the Inter-Governmental and Regulatory Reform Branch.
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (New South Wales)
IPART, in New South Wales, reviews pricing, industries and competition and regulates access to infrastructure.
Competition Policy (Victoria)
This link provides access to Victorian Government competition policy statements through the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Essential Services Commission (Victoria)
This is the site of the Victorian regulator of industries such as electricity, gas and water.
Competition Policy (South Australia)
This link provides access to South Australian Government competition policy statements through the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Essential Services Commission of South Australia
ESCOSA is the South Australian economic regulator in relation to electricity, gas, rail and ports.
Competition Policy (Tasmania)
This link provides access to Tasmanian Government competition policy reports through the Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance.
Tasmanian Government Prices Oversight Commission
The Tasmanian Government Prices Oversight Commission is the prices oversight body for Tasmanian Government monopolies.
Office of the Tasmanian Energy Regulator
The Tasmanian electricity and gas regulator.
Queensland Competition Authority
The Queensland Competition Authority is the prices oversight body for Queensland Government monopolies. It is also empowered to deal with competitive neutrality complaints and access to infrastructure disputes.
Competition Policy (Queensland)
This link provides access to Queensland Government competition policy statements through the Queensland Treasury.
Competition Policy (Western Australia)
This link provides access to Western Australian Goverment competition policy documents through the Western Australian Department of Treasury.
Western Australian Economic Regulation Authority
The economic regulator for gas, electricity, rail and water in Western Australia.
Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ACT)
The ICRC regulates prices and access in relation to regulated industries in the ACT.
International links
US Department of Justice Antitrust Division
This department enforces United States competition (antitrust) laws.
US Federal Trade Commission
This commission enforces antitrust laws and provides policy advice on competition law issues to the United States Government.
European Commission Competition Directorate General
The Competition Directorate General is responsible for establishing and implementing competition policy in the European Union.
UK Office of Fair Trading
This office enforces United Kingdom competition policy.
UK Competition Commission
The United Kingdom Competition Commission (formerly the Monopolies and Mergers Commission) iInvestigates and reports on mergers, monopolies and anti-competitive practices.
NZ Commerce Commission
This commission enforces New Zealand competition legislation.
Canadian Competition Bureau
This bureau administers and enforces Canadian competition legislation.
OECD Competition Committee
This committee is an international forum for national regulators to discuss competition policy issues.