Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00130:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00130
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 5208–6914

6  Directions on matters to be taken into consideration in the inquiry
  Under subsection 95J(6) of the Act, the Commission is directed to take into consideration all of the following matters in holding the inquiry:
 (a) the intensity of competition in the markets for the supply of digital platform services, with particular regard to:
 (i) the concentration of power in the markets amongst and between suppliers; and
 (ii) the behaviour of suppliers in the markets, including:
 (A) the nature, characteristics and quality of the services they offer; and
 (B) the pricing and other terms and conditions they offer to consumers and businesses; and
Example:  Terms and conditions relating to data collection and use.
 (iii) changes in the range of services offered by suppliers, and any associated impacts those changes had or may have on other markets; and
 (iv) mergers and acquisitions in the markets for digital platform services; and
 (v) matters that may act as a barrier to market entry, expansion or exit, and the extent to which those matters act as such a barrier;
 (b) practices of individual suppliers in the markets for digital platform services which may result in consumer harm, including supplier policies relating to privacy and data collection, management and disclosure;
 (c) market trends, including innovation and technology change, that may affect the degree of market power, and its durability, held by suppliers of digital platform services;
 (d) changes over time in the nature of, characteristics and quality of digital platform services arising from innovation and technological change;
 (e) developments in markets for the supply of digital platform services outside Australia.