Digital radio services will commence in the six state capital cities from 1 January, 2009. Submissions by interested stakeholders on the proposed access regime are invited by the ACCC.The ACCC has issued draft legislative instruments, decision-making criteria and procedural rules seeking stakeholders' views on the access regime that will apply to digital radio. Interested stakeholders...

This issues paper examines matters relevant to the ACCC's inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries. The paper outlines the issues on which the ACCC is seeking information and describes how submissions can be made. Interested parties are invited to make submissions to the ACCC in response to the issues paper byTuesday...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today issued updated guidance for businesses and industry on the use of environmental claims in marketing. "The ACCC has produced Green marketing and the Trade Practices Act in response to the increasing use of green claims in advertising by businesses seeking to differentiate themselves and their products from their...

Various claims have emerged relating to carbon offsets as part of the growing trend of marketing claims promoting the beneficial environmental aspects of products. Marketing claims about the environmental benefits of products and services include the ability to 'neutralise' the 'carbon footprint' of a product or service, for example, cars, flights and households. The difficulties...

This report of the ACCC inquiry into the price of unleaded petrol conclude that the industry in Australia is fundamentally competitive. There is no obvious evidence of price fixing or collusion between the major participants in the industry. The evidence of price fixing in petrol markets to date has mainly involved specific instances at the...