Supporting research and data
Commission staff undertake supporting research and analysis, data compilation and model development in support of our inquiry and study activity.
Australian Atlantic Salmon: Effects of import competition
20 / 12 / 1996
Australian Atlantic Salmon: Effects of import competition
The changing of Australian manufacturing
01 / 12 / 1996
The changing of Australian manufacturing
Privacy protection in the private sector
01 / 12 / 1996
This submission comments on the proposal to extend the scope of privacy protection would affect a very wide range of businesses. It focuses on the direct marketing industry as that industry would be particularly affected although the general points made have broader application. This submission addresses three matters, the importance of using a Regulation Impact Statement to justify regulations that impact upon the direct marketing industry, avoiding unnecessary regulatory overlap on the direct marketing industry, and ensuring that regulations which impact upon business are created after adequate consultation with stakeholders.
Industry Commission Annual Report 1995-96
23 / 11 / 1996
The 1995-96 annual report of the Industry Commission.
Cross-media ownership rules
13 / 11 / 1996
This submission comments on the review of cross-media ownership which was conducted by the Department of Communications and the Arts.
Rural Adjustment Scheme
01 / 11 / 1996
An Industry Commission submission to the mid-term Review of the Rural Adjustment Scheme.
Internet and electronic cash
15 / 10 / 1996
This submission focuses on three matters, the importance of developing an optimal regulatory environment for electronic commerce, the use by Commonwealth government agencies of a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) when justifying and reviewing regulations that impact on business, and analysis of the potential impact of new or amended tax regulations on taxpayer compliance costs.
Reform and the distribution of income - An economy-wide approach
01 / 10 / 1996
Reform and the distribution of income - An economy-wide approach
GBE price reform - Effects on household expenditure
01 / 10 / 1996
GBE price reform - Effects on household expenditure
A model of investment in the Sydney four and five star hotel market
01 / 10 / 1996
A model of investment in the Sydney four and five star hotel market
Regulation and its review 1995-96
01 / 09 / 1996
The focus of this annual report publication is on the developments in government processes which are designed to achieve more effective, yet less intrusive, regulation.
Sugar industry
01 / 09 / 1996
An Industry Commission submission to the Sugar Industry Review Working Party.
Equity, efficiency and welfare
14 / 08 / 1996
Proceedings of the Industry Commission Conference on Equity, Efficiency and Welfare held in Melbourne on 1 and 2 November 1995.
Stocktake of progress in microeconomic reform
01 / 07 / 1996
Stocktake of progress in microeconomic reform
Compliance costs of taxation in Australia
01 / 07 / 1996
This submission explores a range of issues associated with compliance costs and the administration of the tax system.
Extending patent life: Is it in Australia's economic interests?
03 / 06 / 1996
Extending patent life: Is it in Australia's economic interests?
An economic framework for assessing the financial performance of Government Trading Enterprises
01 / 06 / 1996
The performance monitoring report, An Economic Framework for Assessing the Financial Performance of Government Trading Enterprises, promotes an understanding of the concepts associated with the measurement of Economic Rate of Return of Return (ERR) for Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs) across the Commonwealth, States and Territories.
Merger regulation
01 / 06 / 1996
This information paper reviews the Draft Merger Guidelines which were issued for comment in November 1992 by the then Trade Practices Commission (TPC), now the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). It draws on the available evidence on market structures, competition and contestability, both internationally and within Australia, including experience gained by the Industry Commission from public inquiries.
Land degradation and the Australian agricultural industry
01 / 06 / 1996
Land degradation and the Australian agricultural industry
Regulation and the direct marketing industry
01 / 05 / 1996
This submission comments on the direct marketing industry in response to the discussion paper from the Working Group on Direct Marketing.