The ACCC promotes competition and fair trade in the market place to benefit consumers, businesses and the community. It also regulates national infrastructure services. Its primary responsibility is to ensure that individuals and businesses comply with the Commonwealth competition, fair trading and consumer protection laws.

http://www.accc.gov.au...

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/142

The Australian Government Competitive Neutrality Complaints Office (AGCNCO) administers the Australian Government's competitive neutrality complaints mechanism. Through its competitive neutrality policy it aims to promote efficient competition between public and private businesses.

http://www.pc.gov.au...

http://www.pc.gov.au/agcnco/

In Australia federal and state laws protect you, your business and your customers from unfair trading practices. These laws, together with industry codes of practice, help to ensure that your business operates fairly and competitively and that all consumers are adequately informed and protected.

http://www.business.gov.au...

http://www.business.gov.au/Business+Entry+Point/Business+Topics/Fair+trading/

The National Competition Council (NCC) helps raise the living standards of the Australian community by ensuring that conditions for competition prevail throughout the economy to promote growth, innovation and productivity.

http://www.ncc.gov.au...

http://www.ncc.gov.au/

Contains information about petrol price cycles in five of the eight capital cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Prices in the other three capitals - Canberra, Darwin and Hobart - do not exhibit regular cycles.

http://www.accc.gov.au...

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml?itemId=280309&Go.x=14&Go.y=8

The ACCC has conducted a public inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries. View the Grocery Inquiry Report released on 5 August 2008.

http://www.accc.gov.au...

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml?itemId=838251

The Regulation Taskforce examined and reported on areas where regulatory reform could provide significant immediate gains to business. Site provides access to the Issues Paper, Submissions and the Final Report, Rethinking Regulation, which was released in April 2006.

http://www.regulationtaskforce.gov.au...

http://www.regulationtaskforce.gov.au/

All goods sold by measurement in Victoria whether by weight, length, volume, area or count must be accurately measured, labelled and have the correct price calculated. From 1 July 2010, the Commonwealth will assume responsibility for legislation and administration of trade measurement through the National Measurement Institute.

http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au...

http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/page/Trade+Measurement?OpenDocument&1=930-Trade+Measurement~&2=~&3=~

The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission is the Victorian Government's foremost advisory body on business regulation reform and opportunities for improving Victoria's competitive position. Provides information about inquiries, regulation review, competitive neutrality and publications.

http://www.vcec.vic.gov.au...

http://www.vcec.vic.gov.au/domino/web_notes/vcec/vcecweb.nsf