A new monitoring unit, an investigation into the power of digital platforms and a privacy review promised in government’s response to ACCC DPI

The Australian government has finally handed down its response to the 18-month Digital Platform Inquiry conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which concluded midway through 2019.

In its response, the government has promised to establish a special unit inside the ACCC to monitor and report on the state of competition and consumer protection in digital platform markets and take enforcement where necessary.

The ACCC Digital Platform Final Report was handed down in July