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National Competition Council
NCC
6 November 1995 – present
Independent advisory body that makes recommendations on third-party access to nationally significant infrastructure and on gas pipeline coverage, and formerly assessed governments' progress under National Competition Policy.
How it came into existence
Established on 6 November 1995 by the Competition Policy Reform Act 1995, which inserted it into the Trade Practices Act 1974 to implement the Hilmer review and the 1995 Council of Australian Governments competition agreements. The function was new.
Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 Part IIA (formerly Trade Practices Act 1974)
Main functions
- Recommendations on declaration of infrastructure services for access
- Recommendations on certification of state and territory access regimes
- Gas pipeline coverage recommendations under the National Gas Law
- Assessment of National Competition Policy implementation and competition payments (to 2005)
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of the Treasury.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Treasury
- Accountable authority
- Council President – Competition and Consumer Act 2010 section 29A(2)(b)
- ABN
- 56 552 760 098
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))