The ACCC’s Infocentre is the initial contact point for telephone and written enquiries and
complaints on competition, consumer and fair trading issues. Infocentre officers, who are
required to have a good working knowledge of all ACCC functions and current issues, record
information received from businesses and consumers in the ACCC complaints and enquiries
database. The majority of contacts are by consumers seeking information or wishing to make
a complaint about business conduct they believe may represent a breach of the Competition
and Consumer Act.
All complaints are assessed against the ACCC compliance and enforcement policy and,
where appropriate, escalated for further assessment or investigation. Information in the
complaints and enquiries database is available to all staff for analysis of complaint trends,
identification of issues for further inquiry, and development of compliance responses.