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THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) prime role is to ensure that competition prevails within the rule of law. That's the best way of ensuring the consumer gets the best possible value for money. It is the retailer who is the agent that looks after the interests of the consumer. The retailer seeks out the best supply sources, gets the product or service to a place where it can be conveniently accessed and does so at the best possible price. The retailer does this because, in a competitive system, if she doesn't, the customer will find better value elsewhere and the retailer will go out of business.

The ACCC's formation, however, reflected another stream of …