Guidelines on use of s 155 powers

On 24 October 2018 the ACCC published guidelines on the procedures and approach it will take when exercising legal powers under s 155 to obtain information, documents and evidence.

The Guidelines were updated in June 2019 to incorporate changes made by the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Act 2017 - specifically, the ACCC site indicates changes were made in relation to:

• the reasonable search defence
• the written response
• the ACCC's preference for a declaration of search processes
• guidance on electronic document production.