The ACCC: Guardian of viable markets and consumer rights

Amanda Smullen; Catherine Clutton

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51701-4_13

The ACCC: Guardian of viable markets and consumer rights

Amanda Smullen^*, Catherine Clutton

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Since its inception in 1995, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has become a trusted institution in the Australian regulatory landscape. The ACCC has conserved its enforcement mission by adapting to challenges in the political and business environments; through expanding and re-directing its repertoire for regulatory action and broadening its consumer and small business constituencies. This chapter describes the origins of the ACCC and the ways in which its leaders have capitalized on and adapted its organizational capacities to address today's threats to the organization's existence and institutional status.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Guardians of Public Value
Subtitle of host publication	How Public Organisations Become and Remain Institutions
Publisher	Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Pages	323-346
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030517014
ISBN (Print)	9783030517007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51701-4_13
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2020

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