The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement and Compliance Survey

The ACCC Enforcement and Compliance Survey is a national survey that was conducted for RegNet (at the Australian National University) to assess the attitudes, beliefs and experiences of Australian businesses in relation to compliance with competition and consumer protection law and the enforcement activities of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). This survey is part of the ACCC Enforcement and Compliance Project which utilises qualitative and quantitative research methods to empirically describe the ACCC's enforcement interactions with business and business's compliance responses; and, evaluate and explain what impact ACCC enforcement has had on business compliance with, and commitment to, competition and consumer protection laws, such as the Trade Practices Act (TPA). Variables include attitudes toward the ACCC; attitudes toward competition and consumer protection law; the level of confidence in the competence of ACCC investigative staff; whether it is of high or low priority to maintain a good relationship with the ACCC; whether compliance advice is ever ignored; and, whether the ACCC is fair, just and/or trustworthy. Background variables included the respondent's position within the organisation, type of industry the organisation belongs to, state/postcode, and how long the respondent has been employed by the organisation.