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Thursday, 04 March 2021 00:00
Ten years of Australian competition law a ‘game changer’ for consumer protection, says ACCC chief
ACCC chair Rod Sims has hailed the introduction of Australian Competition Law and the Competition and Consumer Act 10 years ago as a game changer that allowed for the ACCC and state and territory regulators to collaborate much more easily, and heralded a new era in Australian consumer protection by introducing a single national consumer law and civil penalties.
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