Progress

Current status
in consultation
17 Apr 2024 processing consultation
18 Mar 2024 in consultation
27 Nov 2023 concluded
07 Aug 2023 processing consultation
10 Jul 2023 in consultation
28 Apr 2023 concluded
05 Apr 2023 processing consultation
08 Mar 2023 in consultation
11 Nov 2022 concluded
28 Apr 2022 concluded
01 Apr 2022 processing consultation
28 Feb 2022 in consultation
28 Oct 2021 concluded
28 Sep 2021 under deliberation
19 Aug 2021 in consultation
22 Jul 2021 in consultation
28 Apr 2021 concluded
15 Apr 2021 processing consultation
11 Mar 2021 in consultation
23 Oct 2020 concluded
10 Feb 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

17 Apr 2024
processing consultation

Closed consultation on ACCC digital platform services inquiry report revisiting general search services

On 17 April 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) closed the public consultation on the digital platform services inquiry report, revisiting general search services. The purpose of the consultation was to gather information…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
18 Mar 2024
in consultation

Opened consultation on ACCC digital platform services inquiry report revisiting general search services

On 18 March 2024, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opened a public consultation on the digital platform services inquiry report, revisiting general search services until 17 April 2024. The purpose of this consultation is to …

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
27 Nov 2023
concluded

Adopted 7th Interim Report of the ACCC Digital Platform Services Inquiry

On 27 November 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) adopted the 7th Interim Report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry. The ACCC's latest report, part of a broader five-year inquiry into digital platform services, hig…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
07 Aug 2023
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Issues Paper for March 2024 interim report on data brokers

On 7 August 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) closed the consultation on the Issues Paper for the eighth (March 2024) interim report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, titled "data brokers". The Issues Paper aime…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
10 Jul 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Issues Paper for March 2024 interim report on data brokers

On 10 July 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) initiated a consultation on the Issues Paper for the eighth (March 2024) interim report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, titled "data brokers", until 7 August 2023. …

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Apr 2023
concluded

Published sixth interim report (March 2023) for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry on social media services

On 28 April 2023, the Australia Competition and Consumers Commission (ACCC) published its sixth interim report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry on social media service. The report outlines competition and consumer issues in the provision of…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
05 Apr 2023
processing consultation

Closed consultation on Issues Paper for September 2023 interim report on the expanding ecosystems of digital platform service providers

On 5 April 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) closed its consultation on the Issues Paper for the seventh (September 2023) interim report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry on “expanding ecosystems of digital platf…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
08 Mar 2023
in consultation

Opened consultation on Issues Paper for September 2023 interim report on the expanding ecosystems of digital platform service providers

On 8 March 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) opened a consultation on the Issues Paper for the seventh (September 2023) interim report of the Digital Platform Services Inquiry entitled on "expanding ecosystems of digita…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
11 Nov 2022
concluded

Published September 2022 interim report of digital platform services inquiry on regulatory reform

On 11 November 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released the fifth interim report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry, focusing on regulatory reform. The report recommended new measures to address consumer protec…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Apr 2022
concluded

Published March 2022 interim report of digital platform services inquiry revolving around general online retail marketplaces

On 28 April 2022, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued its fourth interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, which focuses on potential competition and consumer issues related to general online retail marketpl…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
01 Apr 2022
processing consultation

Consultation closed on issues paper for September 2022 interim report focussing on competition problems in digital platforms

On 1 April 2022, the ACCC closed the consultation on the issues paper for the fifth (September 2022) interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, entitled "updating competition and consumer law for digital platform services". The issues …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Feb 2022
in consultation

Consultation opened on issues paper for September 2022 interim report focussing on competition problems in digital platforms

On 28 February 2022, the ACCC opened the consultation on the issues paper for the fifth (September 2022) interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, entitled "updating competition and consumer law for digital platform services". The iss…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Oct 2021
concluded

Published September 2021 interim report of digital platform services inquiry revolves around search defaults and choice screens

On 28 October 2021, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued its third interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, which focuses on the provision of web browsers, general search engine services, and how these arran…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Sep 2021
under deliberation

Announcement of focus of September 2022 interim report of digital platform services inquiry

The ACCC announced the focus of the fifth interim report of the digital platform services inquiry. The report will focus on whether regulatory reform is necessary to address competition and consumer concerns identified in the course of the Digital P…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
19 Aug 2021
in consultation

Consultation closed on issues paper for March 2022 interim report focussing on general online retail marketplaces

The consultation on the ACCC issues paper on the fourth interim report of the digital platform services inquiry closes on 19 August 2021. The report will focus on general online retail marketplaces and is due at the end of March 2022.

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
22 Jul 2021
in consultation

Consultation opened on issues paper for March 2022 interim report focussing on general online retail marketplaces

The ACCC publishes the issues paper on the fourth interim report of the digital platform services inquiry. Submissions on the issues paper, which focusses on general online retail marketplaces, are due 19 August 2021. The report is due at the end of…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
28 Apr 2021
concluded

Published March 2021 interim report of digital platform services inquiry includes competition assessment of app marketplaces

The ACCC publishes its March 2021 interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, which focuses on app marketplaces as well as the potential abuse of dominance by platforms with detrimental effects for consumers. The report focuses on Faceb…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
15 Apr 2021
processing consultation

Consultation closed on issues paper on September 2021 interim report focussing on market dynamics and consumer choice screen in search services and web browsers

The submission period for the issues paper on the September 2021 report of the digital platform services inquiry, which focusses on market dynamics and consumer choice screens in search services and web browsers, closed on 15 April 2021.

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
11 Mar 2021
in consultation

Consultation opened on issues paper regarding September 2021 interim report focussing on market dynamics and consumer choice screen in search services and web browsers

The ACCC publishes the issues paper on the third interim report of the digital platform services inquiry. Submissions on the issues paper, which focusses on market dynamics and consumer choice screens in search services and web browsers are due 15 A…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
23 Oct 2020
concluded

Published September 2020 interim report of digital platform services inquiry includes competition assessment of online messaging services and third party use of data

The ACCC publishes its September 2020 interim report of the digital platform services inquiry, which focuses on online messaging services as well as the potential abuse of dominance by platforms with detrimental effects for consumers. The report foc…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
10 Feb 2020
under deliberation

Launched Digital Platform Services Inquiry

On 10 February 2020, the Australian Government directed the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into markets for the supply of digital platform services including search engines, social media services, private messaging services, content aggregation services…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority