Graeme Samuel AC

Chair
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
1 July 2003 - 31 July 2011

President
National Competition Council
1997-2003

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Graeme Samuel AC was appointed Chairman of the ACCC in 2003 and held that position until 2011. Graeme Samuel is a lawyer by profession. He was awarded Companion of the Order of Australia in 2010 for eminent service to public administration through contributions in the area of economic reform and competition law, and to the community through leadership roles with sporting and cultural organisations..

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Qualifications and honours

• LLB (University of Melbourne) (1964-1967)

• LLM (Monash University) (1975-1977)

• Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (8 June 1998) For service to the community in a broad range of roles within arts, business, education, health, sport and community organisations

• Centenary Medal (1 January 2001) For service as President of the National Competition Council

• Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) (14 June 2010) For eminent service to public administration through contributions in the area of economic reform and competition law, and to the community through leadership roles with sporting and cultural organisations

• Australian Sports Medal (16 January 2001) Services to Aust Football

Experience (select)

• 2013- : Vice President, Alzheimer's Australia (National Board)

• 2013 - : Chair, Alzheimer's Australia Vic

• 2020 -: Chair, Built Environment Compliance Pty Ltd

• 2017 - : Professorial Fellow, Monash Business School and Monash School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine

• 2012 - : Professor - Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow and co-director of Monash Business Policy Forum

• 2013 - 2017 : Commissioner, Australian Rugby League Commission

• 2011-2013 Managing Director and Head of Melbourne Office, Greenhill Caliburn

• 1 July 2003 - 31 July 2011: Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

• 1997-2003: President, National Competition Council

• 1988-1992: Co-Founder, Grant Samuel & Associates

• 1980-1986: Executive Director of Hill Samuel Australia Limited (and subsequently Macquarie Bank Ltd)

• 1972-1980: Partner, Phillips Fox & Masel (now DLA Phillips Fox)

• 1984-2003: Commissioner, Australian Football League (elected life member of the AFL in 1995)

Publications (select)

Articles

• Graeme Samuel AO, 'A tribute to Ron Bannerman, the father of Australian competition law' (2014) 22 AJCCL 95

Speeches

• Graeme Samuel, 'Competition with compassion - Australia's Economic Success Story', 2010 Costello Lecture - Monash University Law School,
  24 November 2010, Melbourne

• Graeme Samuel, Cartel reform and compliance with the Trade Practices Act, Australian Corporate Lawyers Association National Conference, 13 November 2009, Melbourne

Reports

• Chris Jose, Stephen P King and Graeme Samuel, 'An Agenda for Australia's National Competition Policy Inquiry' (Report, 11 November 2013)

Media and related

• Stephen King and Graeme Samuel, 'Competition law fix could seriously harm competition' (The Conversation, 5 May 2015)

• Graeme Samuel and Stephen King, 'Let companies compete and consumers take the gains' (AFR, 7 April 2015)

• Graeme Samuel and Stephen King, 'The effect of the ACCC's ambitions is dangerous' (Australian Financial Review, 12 August 2014, page 47)

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Updated: 1 March 2022

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