2020 Australian Competition and Consumer Law Revised Outlook

Description

The ACCC moved quickly in late March 2020 to adjust its original 2020 enforcement priorities announced just a month earlier, in response to the significant disruption to Australian consumers and businesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 restrictions now start to ease in Australia and globally, we recap on the ACCC’s shifting regulatory focus since the beginning of year, and share our insights on likely developments in Australian competition and consumer law for the remainder of 2020.