Tag: Rod Sims

Competition probe to tackle monopolies, tech issues

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition policy is going under the microscope at Treasury with the support of an outside taskforce, after warnings ineffective merger laws and digital platforms are dragging on productivity....

eConveyancing reform at a ‘critical juncture’

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new enforceable timeline for implementing interoperability between electronic conveyancing network providers could be finalised as soon as the end of June, with market challenger Sympli advocating for a...

Rod Sims to chair National Data Advisory Council

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Former competition watchdog Rod Sims will chair the council tasked with advising the National Data Commissioner on issues relating to the federal government’s new data sharing scheme. Mr Sims,...

Regulation: ANU tending to the tech ecosystem

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s technology regulation model is in need of reform to facilitate better coordination between policy makers and the many various regulatory bodies, a new report published out of the...

Gig Guide: New ACCC chair begins term

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
New Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has begun her term as the first woman in the role, replacing Rod Sims after almost 11 years. Ms...

Consumer watchdog takes Meta to court over crypto ‘scams’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition and consumer regulator is taking technology giant Meta to court over allegedly misleading cryptocurrency “scam” advertisements that ran on its platforms. The ads included images of high-profile...

Consumer law rallying cry as Rod Sims leaves ACCC chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
In his last speech as head of Australia’s competition watchdog, Rod Sims has implored economists to stop viewing consumer law as “the poor cousin of competition law” and called...