The Trade Practices Commission was an agency of the

Government of Australia The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government or simply as the federal government, is the national Executive (government), executive government of Australia, a federalism, federal Parliamentary system, parliamentary con ...

responsible for monitoring and enforcement activities under the

Trade Practices Act 1974 The ''Competition and Consumer Act 2010'' (CCA) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia. Prior to 1 January 2011, it was known as the ''Trade Practices Act 1974'' (TPA). The Act is the legislative vehicle for competition law in Australia, an ...

. It was superseded by the

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the chief competition regulator of the Government of Australia, located within the Department of the Treasury. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Tra ...

in 1995.ACCC Milestones

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Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia Economic history of Australia 1974 establishments in Australia 1995 disestablishments in Australia {{Australia-law-stub