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What I found on this entity
$250M competition regulator. Investigation timeliness below target. High-profile enforcement wins (supermarket inquiry) show capability. Digital platform regulation slow to materialise.
Annual Budget
$250M
Prior year: $240M (+4%)
Headcount
1,050 staff
$238K per employee
Budget Trend
→ Budget Flat
Portfolio
Treasury
Performance Targets vs Actuals
Target
95% of compliance investigations completed within 18 months
Actual
78% of compliance investigations completed within 18 months (2023–24 Annual Report)
$44.8M of your taxes funding ACCC investigations that miss their deadlines
The ACCC received $250 million of taxpayer money in 2025-26 but missed its own target for completing compliance investigations on time by nearly 18 percentage points. Only 78% of investigations were wrapped up within 18 months, against a 95% target — meaning roughly $44.8 million in funding is tied to work that's running over schedule. When the consumer watchdog can't hit its own benchmarks, dodgy operators get to keep ripping off Australians for longer.