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Australia: ACCC launches free competition education initiative

By  |  November 11, 2013

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has reportedly launched a free, online education program for institutions to offer to students, a move made in efforts to spread knowledge of consumers’ rights under Australian competition law.

This marks the third such education initiative by the ACCC, following programs for small businesses as well as pre-entry franchises.

In a statement from ACCC Deputy Chair Dr. Michael Schaper, the regulator has reportedly implemented the education program as a way to help business leaders and professionals “understand their rights and responsibilities under the Competition and Consumer Act.”

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