Consumer & business directory—quick links

Government—consumer protection

• ACT Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
  The ACT Office of Fair Trading is located within the Policy and Regulatory Division of the ACT De...
• Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
  The ACMA (previously Aust Broadcasting Authority ...
• Australian Human Rights Commission
  The Commission is responsible for handling complaints under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, S...
• Australian Paint Approval Scheme (APAS)
  Australian Paint Approval Scheme - (APAS) is administered by Commonwealth Scientific ...
• Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Commonwealth Govern...
• Bicycle Industries Australia Ltd. (BIA)
  Bicycle Industries Australia Ltd. (BIA) is a member organisation comprising businesses which supp...
• Commerce Commission (NZCC), New Zealand
  The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's primary competition regulatory agency and was establishe...
• Competition Bureau, Canada
  The Competition Bureau is the Canadian equivalent of the ACCC and is an independent law enforceme...
• Competition Commission (CC), UK
  The Competition Commission (CC) is an independent public body in the UK which conducts in-depth i...
• Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Jamacia
  The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) an Agency of the Government of Jamaica is dedicated to prot...
• Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV)
  Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) can help consumers and businesses become aware of their rights an...
• Consumer and Business Services (CBS)
  CBS's mission is to regulate the trading environment in which consumers buy to ensure they are co...
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), USA
  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unr...
• Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), Egypt
  The Consumer protection Agency (CPA) provides services similar to that of the ACCC and the Austra...
• Consumers Association of SA - known as "Consumers SA"
  Consumers' SA is the consumers' voice in South Australia. It represents consumers' interests, enc...
• Department of Commerce (formerly Department of Consumer and Employment Protection [DOCEP]), WA
  The formation of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (DOCEP) on 1 July 2001 brou...
• econsumer.gov, Global
  Econsumer is a joint project of consumer protection agencies from 21 nations. Econsumer.gov is an...
• Egyptian Competition Authority, Egypt
  The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) is an equivalent agency to the ACCC. The ECA promotes co...
• Energy and Water Consumer Council, ACT (EWCC)
  The EWCC is established under Parts 11 and 12 of the Utilities Act 2000. The EWCC facilitates the...
• Fair Trading Commission, Jamacia
  The Fair Trading Commission (FCA) is the Jamacian equivalent of the ACCC and provides for the mai...
• Federal Competition Commission (CFC), Mexico
  The Federal Competition Commission (CFC), is the Mexican equivalent to the ACCC and is a deconcen...
• Federal Consumer Protection Commission (Profeco), Mexico
  The Federal Consumer Protection Commission in Mexico carries out a similar role to the ACCC and t...
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC), USA
  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is the US equivalent of the ACCC. The FTC works to ensure tha...
• Financial Counsellors' Association of Western Australia (FCAWA)
  The Financial Counsellors' Association of Western Australia (Inc) FCAWA has been established and ...
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
  Food Standards Australia New Zealand's role is, in association with others, to protect the health...
• FuelWatch WA
  FuelWatch WA provides prices for all types of fuel from most WA retailers and from 2.30pm each da...
• Get out there - Qld Office of Fair Trading youth website
  Get out there is the Queensland government's youth website. The website is designed to help young...
• Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART)
  IPART is an independent body that oversees regulation in the water, gas, electricity and public t...
• Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA)
  The Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia, (ITSA) is the Commonwealth government agency admini...
• International Competition Network (ICN), Global
  The International Competition Network (ICN) provides antitrust agencies from developed and develo...
• International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN), Global
  The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), formerly known as the Inte...
• Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA)
  The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA) consists of all Commonwealth, State, Territory...
• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Zealand
  The Ministry of Consumer Affairs work covers the: development of consumer policy including consum...
• Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives, Mauritius
  The Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce ...
• Money Stuff website
  The Money stuff website is produced by NSW Fair Trading and is aimed at young consumers. Money St...
• Monopolies and Prices Commission, Kenya
  The Monopolies and Prices Commission of Kenya is a Department of the Kenyan Ministry of Finance a...
• Northern Territory Consumer Affairs
  Consumer Affairs is a part of the Northern Territory Department of the Attorney-General and Justi...
• NSW Fair Trading
  NSW Fair Trading works to assist consumers in resolving a wide range of issues. Information can b...
• Office of Consumer Affairs, Canada
  The Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) Canada is a part of Industry Canada and ensures the promotio...
• Office of Fair Trading (OFT), UK
  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is the UK's consumer and competition authority. Its mission is t...
• Office of the Technical Regulator, SA
  The Technical Regulator was established under the Electricity Act 1996 and the Gas Act 1997. The ...
• Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Global
  The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) brings together the governments ...
• TAS Office of Fair Trading (OFT)—Consumer Affairs & Fair Trading
  The Office of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading provides advice and information to the public and...
• The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
  The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (the Authority) regulates Australia’s...
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Global
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) promotes the development-friendly...
• US Department of Justice - Antitrust Division, USA
  The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice protect economic freedom and opportunity i...
• You are here - Federal Trade Commission Youth Website
  The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has developed a website to educate young American consumers...