Digital platforms services inquiry 2020-2025

The Government has directed the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into markets for the supply of digital platform services. An interim report is due by 30 September 2020 and then every 6 months until a final report is provided by 31 March 2025.

The Ministerial Direction is the Competition and Consumer (Price Inquiry—Digital Platforms) Direction 2020

See ACCC project page for full details.

Plenty of media and commentary. See, for example, Angela Flannery, ‘Next steps for the ACCC in relation to digital platforms’ (Holding Redlich, 17 February 2020)