ACCC annual enforcement and compliance policy update 2026

"For consumers, this is a time marked by continuing cost-of-living pressures and increasing complexity in the products and services they rely on. For business, it is a time of rapid change and uncertainty. And for governments and regulators, it is a time marked by both declining trust and rising expectations."

ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb recently returned to the Sydney CEDA stage to announce the ACCC’s Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2026–27. Her speech centred on restoring competition and consumer trust by targeting issues including misleading pricing, manipulative digital practices and greenwashing, also tackling anti-competitive conduct and vulnerabilities in key sectors.

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