Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026
No. 19, 2026
An Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedules
Schedule 1—Doubling penalties
Part 1—Amendments
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
Part 2—Application
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026
No. 19, 2026
An Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes
[Assented to 27 March 2026]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act is the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this Act | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | 28 March 2026 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Doubling penalties
Part 1—Amendments
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
1 Amendments of listed provisions
Substituting references to $50,000,000 with references to $100,000,000 | |||
Item | Provision | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Paragraph 45AF(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
2 | Paragraph 45AG(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
3 | Paragraph 76(1B)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
2 Subparagraph 151BX(3)(a)(i)
Omit “$50 million”, substitute “$100 million”.
3 Subparagraph 151BX(3)(a)(ii)
Omit “$71 million”, substitute “$121 million”.
4 At the end of section 151BX
Add:
(7) Section 4AB of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply to this section.
5 Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 1
The provisions of Schedule 1 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Substituting references to $50,000,000 with references to $100,000,000 | |||
Item | Provision of Schedule 1 | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Paragraph 45AF(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
2 | Paragraph 45AG(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
6 Amendments of listed provisions—Schedule 2
The provisions of Schedule 2 listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.
Substituting references to $50,000,000 with references to $100,000,000 | |||
Item | Provision of Schedule 2 | Omit | Substitute |
1 | Paragraph 151(5)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
2 | Paragraph 152(2A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
3 | Paragraph 153(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
4 | Paragraph 154(5A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
5 | Paragraph 155(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
6 | Paragraph 156(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
7 | Paragraph 157(3A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
8 | Paragraph 158(10A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
9 | Paragraph 159(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
10 | Paragraph 161(7)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
11 | Paragraph 162(6)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
12 | Paragraph 163(5A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
13 | Paragraph 164(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
14 | Paragraph 166(8)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
15 | Paragraph 167(3)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
16 | Paragraph 168(2A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
17 | Paragraph 194(8)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
18 | Paragraph 195(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
19 | Paragraph 197(8)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
20 | Paragraph 198(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
21 | Paragraph 199(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
22 | Paragraph 203(9)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
23 | Paragraph 204(4)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
24 | Paragraph 224(3A)(a) | $50,000,000 | $100,000,000 |
Part 2—Application
7 Application of amendments in items 1 to 4
The amendments made by items 1 to 4 of this Schedule apply in relation to:
(a) offences committed; or
(b) contraventions, or acts or omissions, that occurred;
on or after the commencement of this Schedule.
Competition and Consumer Act 2010
8 In the appropriate position in Part XIII
Insert:
Division 7—Application of amendments made by the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026
193 Application of amendments
The amendments made by item 5 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026 apply in relation to offences committed on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
9 In the appropriate position in Chapter 6 of Schedule 2
Insert:
Part 9—Application provision relating to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026
310 Application of amendments relating to penalties
The amendments made by item 6 of Schedule 1 to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Act 2026 apply in relation to offences committed, or acts or omissions that occurred, on or after the commencement of that Schedule.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 25 March 2026
Senate on 26 March 2026]
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